Safe in Hell (1931)

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman fleeing a past crime takes refuge on a remote tropical island where she is surrounded by shady exiles. Her safety is threatened when a dangerous man from her past arrives.

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What happens

Safe in Hell is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film 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. The screenplay by Joseph Jackson and Maude Fulton is based on a play by Houston Branch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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