Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

Drama Fantasy Romance

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death (March) takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia (Venable), the only woman unafraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father, Duke Lambert (Standing), sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness, or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

Updated May 11 2020

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1934-03-30

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holiday

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Runtime: 79 mins Rating: 7.1 Tag Line: HE LIVED FOR THREE DAYS...AND LOVED FOREVER!

Cast

Henry Travers

Baron Cesarea

Fredric March

Prince Sirki / Death

Kathleen Howard

Princess Maria

Kent Taylor

Corrado

Gail Patrick

Rhoda

Otto Hoffman

Fedele (as Otto Hoffmann)

Helen Westley

Stephanie

Evelyn Venable

Grazia

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Crew

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Edith Head

Costume Design

Maxwell Anderson

Screenplay

Walter Ferris

Adaptation

Mitchell Leisen

Director

Gladys Lehman

Screenplay

Alberto Casella

Theatre Play

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