Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
The American pre-Code romantic drama, Death Takes a Holiday (1934), features Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. After pondering why humans fear him for many years, Death decides to take on the form of Prince Sirki for three days. During this time, he mingles among mortals in search of an answer. He establishes himself as a guest of Duke Lambert at his villa and reveals his intentions to the Duke. However, Death’s heart is captured by the lovely Grazia. Unfortunately, Duke Lambert (the father of Grazia’s mortal lover Corrado) pleads with him to let go of Grazia and depart from her life among the living.
Death faces a difficult choice – pursuing his own happiness or sacrificing it for Grazia’s sake. After hearing the Duke and his guests plead with him, Death ultimately chooses to spare Grazia and reverts back to his usual form of a dark shadow. As he gets ready to leave, Grazia surprises him by deciding to go with him, revealing that she had always known his true identity. In a declaration of love triumphing over deceit, Death declares that love is as powerful as death itself. He then wraps his arm around Grazia and in a burst of light, they vanish together.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Fredric MarchPrince Sirki / Death  Evelyn VenableGrazia  Guy StandingDuke Lambert  Gail PatrickRhoda  Henry TraversHenry Travers |
Katharine AlexanderThe American pre-Code romantic drama, Death Takes a Holiday (1934), features Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. After pondering why humans fear him for many years, Death decides to take on the form of Prince Sirki for three days. During this time, he mingles among mortals in search of an answer. He establishes himself as a guest of Duke Lambert at his villa and reveals his intentions to the Duke. However, Death’s heart is captured by the lovely Grazia. Unfortunately, Duke Lambert (the father of Grazia’s mortal lover Corrado) pleads with him to let go of Grazia and depart from her life among the living.
Death faces a difficult choice – pursuing his own happiness or sacrificing it for Grazia’s sake. After hearing the Duke and his guests plead with him, Death ultimately chooses to spare Grazia and reverts back to his usual form of a dark shadow. As he gets ready to leave, Grazia surprises him by deciding to go with him, revealing that she had always known his true identity. In a declaration of love triumphing over deceit, Death declares that love is as powerful as death itself. He then wraps his arm around Grazia and in a burst of light, they vanish together.
