Death Takes a Holiday

1934 · 1h18 · Film

Directed by Mitchell Leisen

Starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Gail Patrick, Helen Westley, Kathleen Howard, Henry Travers, G.P. Huntley

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Calm

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.

Original language

English

Country

United States

Cast

Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Gail Patrick, Helen Westley, Kathleen Howard, Henry Travers, G.P. Huntley, Otto Hoffman, Anna De Linsky

Updated September 25, 2026

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