Gilda Carlson, aka Gilda Erickson
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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.
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.
Safe in Hell. A wayward New Orleans woman's (Dorothy Mackaill) sailor boyfriend (Donald Cook) takes her to an island of fugitive men.
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On the run from the police, a New Orleans prostitute gets stranded in a tropical haven for outlaws.
Dorothy Mackaill lets loose, while Nina Mae McKinney sings the blues in William Wellman's eccentric Pre-Code SAFE IN HELL (1931)
Synopsis. Gilda (Mackaill), a prostitute, believes that she has killed a client, Piet Van Saal (Harolde), who was attacking her. Her sailor boyfriend Carl (Cook) takes her to a small island where he believes she will be safe from the law.
Jan 6, 2022 · Safe in Hell leans into its title as fire literally crackles behind the opening credits. The story’s origins begin on the back alcoves of New Orleans at the Claybridge Apartments.
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.
Safe in Hell is a 1931 American, pre-Code thriller film, directed by William A. Wellman and starring Dorothy Mackaill and Donald Cook, with featured performances, by Morgan Wallace, Ralf Harolde, Noble Johnson and Nina Mae McKinney.
Directed by William A. Wellman. 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! 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.
