Safe in Hell

Name: Safe in Hell
Director: William A. Wellman
Released: 1931-12-12

1931 film by William A. Wellman

FilmfilmQ1766137

Released: December 12, 1931
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Director: William A. Wellman
Screenwriter: Joe Jackson
Cast: Dorothy Mackaill
, Donald Cook
, Cecil Cunningham
, Charles Middleton
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Runtime: 74 min
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English

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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. As a published work from 1931, the film will enter the American public domain on January 1, 2027.

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Director of photography: Sidney Hickox
Narrative location: New Orleans
Main subject: prostitution
Filming location: New Orleans
Title: Safe in Hell
Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood
Color: black-and-white
Film editor: Owen Marks
Review score: 6.9/10(February 17, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 2,300 global user rating
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100%(March 6, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 7 critic review
57/100(October 29, 2023) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 6 critic review
8.6/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Safe in Hell”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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