Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAfter 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 chie... Alles lesenAfter 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.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.
- Crunch
- (as Ivan Simpson)
- Court Policeman
- (Nicht genannt)
- Judge
- (Nicht genannt)
- Jury Member
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- Jury Member
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- Wireless Operator
- (Nicht genannt)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesOriginally Barbara Stanwyck was cast as Gilda, and was even in the rehearsals. Columbia studio filed an injunction stating that Stanwyck had jumped her contract to work for Warners and still owed Columbia one film. Eventually the court granted Columbia's injunction, Mackaill (who was already in production as Gilda in wardrobe fittings) got the lead, and Stanwyck went back to Columbia to make Forbidden (1932).
- PatzerWhile Carl is away, Gilda supposedly plays over 3400 games of solitaire in two weeks. Assuming an average of five minutes per game, this would require her to play at least 16 hours every single day.
- Zitate
Lawyer Jones: [Mr. Bruno, the island's executioner, has just joined them] How's tricks?
Mr. Bruno - the Hangman: There are no tricks in my business. When a man hangs... he hangs.
Lawyer Jones: What a satisfactory way to get rid of one's enemies.
Mr. Bruno - the Hangman: I *have* no enemies.
Gen. Emmanuel Jesus Maria Gomez: No "living" enemies, eh, Señor?
Mr. Bruno - the Hangman: As jailer and executioner of this island, I may not be popular with the criminal element. But my activities are confined to island crime. While we do not believe in the international law of extradition, our own laws are very strict. But as long as you behave yourselves here, you are safe from both jail and gallows... "safe in hell."
- Crazy CreditsThe title card shows burning flames covering the letters of the title.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Complicated Women (2003)
- SoundtracksPagan Moon
(1931) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph A. Burke
Played during the opening and ending credits
Played often in the score
New Orleans "escort" Gilda has to blow town fast after possibly committing murder and burning down an apartment building. Her seaman lover spirits her away to an island until things cool off where she shares a fleabag hotel with some male dregs of humanity. Her lover plans to return and marry her but the local law and the hangman who also has designs on her confiscates his letters giving her the feeling she's been deserted. Keeping the boys at arms length most of the picture she is forced to shoot and kill one of the miscreants. Found innocent of murder she must nevertheless do some time on the weapons charge thus delivering her into the grimy paws of the hangman.
Nearly all the white male characters in Safe in Hell are low lifes of the first order. Criminals without conscience, lusting voyeurs they all want a piece of the action and when Gilda feels she's gotten the brush off she lowers her guard. With a telling sense of irony Wellman provocatively juxtaposes their loutishness with the films only refined respectful well spoken character, a black porter (Clarence Muse) as well as infer miscegenation with the inn keeper (Nina Mae McKinney) who dazzles the boys with a touch of Bessie Smith.
Dorothy Mackaill plays Gilda with a glamor less tragic resignation as well as most of the hard boiled molls permeating early sound poverty row films. Morgan Wallace's lascivious Mr. Bruno the hangman is convincing enough to makes Gilda's rash action that determines her fate certainly understandable as Wellman's uncompromising take leaves her little alternative.
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- Laufzeit1 Stunde 13 Minuten
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