Death Takes a Holiday

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.

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Stars: Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Gail Patrick

Crew: Hans Dreier (Art Direction), Ernst Fegté (Art Direction), Travis Banton (Costume Design), Bernhard Kaun (Original Music Composer), John Leipold (Original Music Composer), Milan Roder (Original Music Composer)

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Runtime: 79 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Mar 30, 1934

IMDb: 4.6

Keywords:holiday, threat of death, based on play or musical, romance, unrequited love, grim reaper, mansion, car accident, attraction, pre-code, meaning of life, nobility, power of love, death personified, thrill seeker, wealthy family, supernatural being

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