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.

Discover

Fredric March

Prince Sirki

Guy Standing

Duke Lambert

Kent Taylor

Corrado

Helen Westley

Stephanie

Kathleen Howard

Princess Maria

Henry Travers

Baron Cesarea

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)

Art

Ernst Fegté

Art Direction

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Camera

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Cliff Shirpser

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Travis Banton

Costume Design

Edith Head

Costume Design

Directing

Production

Emanuel Cohen

Associate Producer

Sound

John Leipold

Original Music Composer

Milan Roder

Original Music Composer

Bernhard Kaun

Original Music Composer

Harold Lewis

Sound Engineer

Writing

Gladys Lehman

Screenplay

Maxwell Anderson

Screenplay

Walter Ferris

Adaptation

Alberto Casella

Theatre Play

Art

Ernst Fegté

Art Direction

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Camera

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

Cliff Shirpser

Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Travis Banton

Costume Design

Edith Head

Costume Design

Directing

Production

Emanuel Cohen

Associate Producer

Sound

John Leipold

Original Music Composer

Milan Roder

Original Music Composer

Bernhard Kaun

Original Music Composer

Harold Lewis

Sound Engineer

Writing

Gladys Lehman

Screenplay

Maxwell Anderson

Screenplay

Walter Ferris

Adaptation

Alberto Casella

Theatre Play