Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

Fantasy
Romance
Drama

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.

Cast

Prince Sirki / Death
Fredric March
Grazia
Evelyn Venable
Fedele
Otto Hoffman
Duke Lambert
Guy Standing
Alda
Katharine Alexander
Rhoda
Gail Patrick
Stephanie
Helen Westley
Princess Maria
Kathleen Howard
Corrado
Kent Taylor
Baron Cesarea
Henry Travers
Eric
G.P. Huntley

Crew

Director
Mitchell Leisen
Screenplay
M Maxwell Anderson
Screenplay
G Gladys Lehman
Costume Design
Edith Head
Theatre Play
A Alberto Casella
Adaptation
W Walter Ferris
Director of Photography
C Charles Lang
Art Direction
H Hans Dreier
Art Direction
E Ernst Fegté
Costume Design
Travis Banton
Original Music Composer
B Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
M Milan Roder
Producer
E E. Lloyd Sheldon