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    1931 · Drama · 1h 5m

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  1. Safe in Hell Released Dec 12, 1931 1h 5m Drama List 100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 38% Audience Score 50+ Ratings A wayward New Orleans woman's (Dorothy Mackaill) sailor boyfriend (Donald Cook)...

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    • Dorothy Mackaill
    • William A. Wellman
    • Drama
  2. Safe in Hell Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Matt Brunson Film Frenzy. Director William A. Wellman nails the seedy, claustrophobic milieu. Full Review |...

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    Safe in Hell - Metacritic. 1931. Passed. Warner Bros. 1 h 13 m. Summary After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her. Crime. Drama.

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    • William A. Wellman
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    • Dorothy Mackaill
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  5. William Wellman’s weirdly morbid morbid thriller from the pre-Code years has been newly remastered, after the discovery of a quality print. 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.

  6. Overall, Safe in Hell may seem pretty tame by modern standards, but for fans of 30s cinema, it really does stand out with its laundry list of suggestive features. 4 out of 4 found this helpful. Was this review helpful?

  7. Recent reviews. 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.

  8. Further Reading. TCM Classic Film Festival, 2013. 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.

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