Death Takes a Holiday

Mar 30, 1934

1h 19m

★ 6.2

No one can die – while he makes love!

Overview

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death 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, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father 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.

Genres

Fantasy

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Death Takes a Holiday Trailers

Cast

Prince Sirki

Fredric March

Grazia

Evelyn Venable

Duke Lambert

Guy Standing

Corrado

Kent Taylor

Alda

Katharine Alexander

Rhoda

Gail Patrick

Stephanie

Helen Westley

Princess Maria

Kathleen Howard

Baron Cesarea

Henry Travers

Eric

G.P. Huntley

Fedele

Otto Hoffman

Cora (uncredited)

Anna De Linsky

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