History Film / SafeInHell

* ShesGotLegs: The first shot of the film has Gilda answering the phone with her legs up resting on her desk.

* MsFanservice: Like the above ShesGotLegs shot, we see Gilda in her underwear a lot.

* TheDogBitesBack: When Piet returns from the dead, he tries to rape Gilda ''again''. She, now in possession of Bruno’s gun, kills him without a second hesitation. And he stays dead.

After murdering her rapist, Gilda Carlson (Mackaill) runs to a southern tropical island with the aid of her sailor boyfriend Carl (Cook). The tiny island is the refuge of many a criminal avoiding penalty from the law. The men, however, are starved for white women (this is the racist [[Main/TheThirties '30s]]). And when Gilda comes, they are smitten just for her double x chromosomes.

Gilda has vowed to remain faithful to Carl as he sails around the world, and the men aren’t much to tempt her anyways, but hiding in her room all day makes her stir crazy. The local police chief, Bruno (Morgan Wallace), sets his eyes on her, however, willing to do anything to make her his.

The film also includes Nina Mae [=McKinney=], as Leonie, the hotel manager. She was a black silent film star, dubbed the “Black Garbo” who would eventually leave Hollywood for Europe for better roles.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: Gilda acts cold towards all their advances, but she still craves company. It turns the five men of the hotel aren’t so bad just sadly lonely.
* AllMenArePerverts: The men are definitely want to be with Gilda in more ways than one, but the dangerous man, and the most perverted, is Bruno.
* {{Blackmail}}: Bruno gives Gilda a gun with the intention of using it against her. Gun possession is illegal on the island and punishable by death. During her trial for the “second” murder of Piet, he tells her (as it’s obvious she’s going to get off the charge) that she must become his sex slave or he’ll bring her in for her gun possession. Instead of trying to save her neck, Gilda confesses to her murder of Piet, preferring the noose than become Bruno’s slave.

* BreakTheCutie: Bruno’s intention with Gilda. When he tries to blackmail her for having a gun), he wants her to be his sex slave for this trope’s purpose.
* BigDamnKiss: The first is a kiss between Gilda and Carl for their long separation. The second kiss is between Gilda and Carl for their eternal separation.

* CrapsackWorld: The tropical island is

* TheDogBitesBack: When Piet returns from the dead, he tries to rape Gilda ‘’again’’. She, now in possession of Bruno’s gun, kills him without a second hesitation. And he stays dead for good.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Rather than become Bruno’s sex slave and become unfaithful to Carl, she decides to go to the gallows with her head held high.
* ShesGotLegs: The first shot of the film has Gilda answering the phone with her legs up.

* LoveMartyr: Gilda would rather die and stay faithful to Carl than become a prostitute or sex slave once again.

* NeverFoundTheBody: Gilda believes [[https://moncinemaamoiblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/safe_in_hell_03.jpg?w=584 that the champagne bottle]] she threw at him was enough to kill him and everyone says that Piet was killed in the fire. But a body was never found. And it turns out, he didn't die!
* OffIntoTheDistanceEnding: As Gilda walks off to the gallows, the sun is setting off in the distance.

* TitleDrop: Bruno announces that the island is great place to hide and admits that everyone is “safe in hell.”

* MustHaveNicotine: Although Gilda is [[https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F--Z3CURZMoNQ%2FUTR5ISIMIqI%2FAAAAAAAAGAY%2FdHCr8WxsgeA%2Fs1600%2Fsafeinhell.png&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhellonfriscobay.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F03%2Fsafe-in-hell-1931.html&docid=pqlyC1HaBsWCvM&tbnid=q103UyC8sWoM2M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwj20rP76fjgAhUQ84MKHVuABHsQMwh-KDQwNA..i&w=640&h=480&bih=663&biw=1366&q=safe%20in%20hell%201931&ved=0ahUKEwj20rP76fjgAhUQ84MKHVuABHsQMwh-KDQwNA&iact=mrc&uact=8 stowed away]] on a ship that holds oil(!), she still smokes away because she's so bored.

* MsFanservice: Like the above ShesGotLegs shot, we see a lot of Gilda in her underwear.

* NeverFoundTheBody: Gilda believes that the champagne bottle she throw at him was enough to kill him and everyone says that Piet was killed in the fire. But a body was never found. And it turns out, he didn't die!

* ArtisticTitle: The opening title of the film opens with "Safe in Hell" in flames.

After murdering her rapist, Gilda Carlson (Mackaill) runs to a southern tropical island with the aid of her sailor boyfriend Carl (Cook). The tiny island is the refuge of many a criminal avoiding penalty from the law. The men, however, are starved for white women (this is the racist [[Main/TheThirties '30s]]) and when Gilda comes, they are smitten just for her double x chromosomes.

After murdering her rapist, Gilda Carlson (Mackaill) runs to a southern tropical island with the aid of her sailor boyfriend Carl (Cook). The tiny island is the refuge of many a criminal avoiding penalty from the law. The men, however, are starved for white women (this is the racist [[UsefulNotes/TheThirties '30s]]) and when Gilda comes, they are smitten just for her double x chromosomes.

After murdering her rapist, Gilda Carlson (Mackaill) runs to a southern tropical island with the aid of her sailor boyfriend Carl (Cook). The tiny island is the refuge of many a criminal avoiding penalty from the law. The men, however, are starved for white women (this is the racist 30s) and when Gilda comes, they are smitten just for her double x chromosomes.

* LoveMatyr: Gilda would rather die and stay faithful to Carl than become a prostitute or sex slave once again.