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!
1931 | 71m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Joseph Jackson, Maude Fulton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 12, 1931 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Joseph Jackson, Maude Fulton |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | call girl, exotic island, arbitrary law, fictitious marriage, new orleans, louisiana, self-defense, death sentence, promise, fugitive, accidental death, courtroom, sailor, fake death, pre-code, crooked sheriff, escort girl, crooked cop, caribbean sea, hotel lobby, sex worker, extradition, isolated island, fake marriage, tortuga, loyal wife, former prostitute, motley crew, sexy woman, vulnerable woman, faithful woman, gun death |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | Larson |
| Noble Johnson | Bobo |
| Cecil Cunningham | Angie |
| Harold Waldridge | New Orleans Hotel Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Lionel Belmore | Judge (uncredited) |
| Chris-Pin Martin | Jury Member (uncredited) |
| Rondo Hatton | Jury Member (uncredited) |
| Sam Appel | Court Policeman (uncredited) |
| Ted Billings | Jury Member (uncredited) |
| Kenneth MacDonald | Wireless Operator (uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | New Orleans Detective (uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | Jury Member (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Sidney Hickox | Director of Photography |
| Houston Branch | Theatre Play |
| Owen Marks | Editor |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
| Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Joseph Jackson | Adaptation |
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Maude Fulton | Adaptation |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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