Safe in Hell

Dec 12, 1931

1h 11m

★ 6.8

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!

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Safe in Hell Trailers

Cast

Gilda Carlson

Dorothy Mackaill

Carl Bergen

Donald Cook

Piet van Saal

Ralf Harolde

Eagan

John Wray

Crunch

Ivan F. Simpson

General Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez

Victor Varconi

Leonie

Nina Mae McKinney

Lawyer Jones

Charles Middleton

Mr. Bruno

Morgan Wallace

Newcastle

Clarence Muse

Larson

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Bobo

Noble Johnson

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