Search results
- Safe in Hell is a shockingly lurid pre-Code cautionary tale that follows a fallen woman’s dark journey as she escapes from a murder charge in New Orleans, smuggled by her sailor boyfriend to a remote tropical island ominously named Tortuga.
harvardfilmarchive.org/calendar/safe-in-hell-2017-11
People also ask
What is safe in Hell about?
Is safe in Hell based on a true story?
Who starred in safe in Hell?
Is'safe in Hell' a good movie?
Is safe in Hell a good movie?
What happens to Gilda in safe in Hell?
Safe in Hell is a 1931 American pre-Code melodrama directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill and Donald Cook, with featured performances by Morgan Wallace, Ralf Harolde, Nina Mae McKinney, Clarence Muse, and Noble Johnson.
Synopsis, historical analysis, personnel profiles, contemporary reviews, and discussion of the film Safe in Hell, released in 1931 by Warner Bros., starring Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray and Ivan F. Simpson, and directed by William A. Wellman.
A wayward New Orleans woman's (Dorothy Mackaill) sailor boyfriend (Donald Cook) takes her to an island of fugitive men.
- (7)
- Dorothy Mackaill
- William A. Wellman
- Drama
Sep 18, 2012 · Safe in Hell is about how ugly the need for sexual power can get. Director Wellman’s camera is so energetic and crazy that it’s a dizzying experience, and matches Mackaill’s feisty spirit perfectly.
Safe in Hell: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray. After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island.
- (2.1K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- William A. Wellman
- 1931-12-12
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.
Jun 17, 2023 · The legendary Dorothy Mackaill’s luck goes from bad to worse as she finds herself trapped in a Caribbean hell-hole, to be victimized by lecherous outcasts and corrupt officials. The sordid story takes prostitution, perversion and squalid immorality as the normal state of affairs: be prepared for a wild ride that seems impossible subject ...