
The Ox-Bow Incident(1943)
A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.


“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!”
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.

Dorothy Mackaill
Gilda Carlson

Donald Cook
Carl Bergen

Ralf Harolde
Piet van Saal

John Wray
Eagan

Ivan F. Simpson
Crunch

Victor Varconi
General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez

Nina Mae McKinney
Leonie

Charles Middleton
Lawyer Jones

Morgan Wallace
Mr. Bruno

Clarence Muse
Newcastle
Safe in Hell is a thriller, drama film released in 1931 exploring themes of exotic island, fictitious marriage, call girl, arbitrary law, new orleans, louisiana, self-defense. Directed by William A. Wellman, it stars Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde. 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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