Death Takes a Holiday
No one can die – while he makes love!
1934 | 79m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
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| Writer: | Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Walter Ferris |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 30, 1934 |
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| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
| Writer: | Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman, Walter Ferris |
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Keywords | holiday, threat of death, romance, unrequited love, based on play or musical, grim reaper, mansion, car accident, attraction, pre-code, meaning of life, nobility, power of love, death personified, thrill seeker, wealthy family, supernatural being |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fredric March | Prince Sirki |
| Evelyn Venable | Grazia |
| Guy Standing | Duke Lambert |
| Kent Taylor | Corrado |
| Katharine Alexander | Alda |
| Gail Patrick | Rhoda |
| Helen Westley | Stephanie |
| Kathleen Howard | Princess Maria |
| Henry Travers | Baron Cesarea |
| G.P. Huntley | Eric |
| Otto Hoffman | Fedele |
| Anna De Linsky | Cora (uncredited) |
| Moroni Olsen | Cardinal De Valle (uncredited) |
| Hector V. Sarno | Pietro (uncredited) |
| Phillips Smalley | Casino Manager (uncredited) |
| Frank Yaconelli | Flower Vendor (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Leisen | Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Maxwell Anderson | Screenplay |
| Gladys Lehman | Screenplay |
| Alberto Casella | Theatre Play |
| Walter Ferris | Adaptation |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Ernst Fegté | Art Direction |
| Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Milan Roder | Original Music Composer |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Gordon Jennings | Visual Effects |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Engineer |
| Cliff Shirpser | Assistant Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| E. Lloyd Sheldon | Producer |
| Emanuel Cohen | Associate Producer |
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