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    Henry Travers

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    Baron Cesarea

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    Death Takes a Holiday 1934 POSTER

    Death Takes a Holiday

    1934

    English

    6.9

    ♡ 6

    78%

    78%

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    Fantasy

    grim reaper

    holiday

    romance

    Romance

    threat of death

    unrequited love

    Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen Director Henry Travers Henry Travers as Baron Cesarea Evelyn Venable Evelyn Venable as Grazia Fredric March Fredric March as Prince Sirki Gail Patrick Gail Patrick as Rhoda
    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.
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