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Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell

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!

19316.61h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by Maude Fulton, Joseph Jackson, Houston Branch
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Top Cast

Dorothy Mackaill

Dorothy Mackaill

Gilda Carlson

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Carl Bergen

Ralf Harolde

Ralf Harolde

Piet van Saal

John Wray

John Wray

Eagan

Ivan F. Simpson

Ivan F. Simpson

Crunch

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

Leonie

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Lawyer Jones

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Mr. Bruno

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Newcastle

Themes & Keywords

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About Safe in Hell

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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