Thriller ·Drama · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 11m

Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell poster
Director
William A. Wellman
Cast
Dorothy Mackaill as Gilda Carlson Donald Cook as Carl Bergen Ralf Harolde as Piet van Saal John Wray as Eagan Ivan F. Simpson as Crunch Victor Varconi as General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez
Crew
Sidney Hickox — Director of Photography Owen Marks — Editor Earl Luick — Costume Design
Tagline

Love had mocked her...Life had marked her...Too honorless to be loved...But too beautiful to be safe in a land of forgotten men!

Synopsis

To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.

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Mood & Themes
exotic islandfictitious marriagecall girlarbitrary lawnew orleans, louisianaself-defensedeath sentencepromisefugitiveaccidental deathcourtroomsailor
Key Collaborators
William A. Wellman Director Sidney Hickox Director of Photography Owen Marks Editor Earl Luick Costume Design
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