Safe in Hell
Warner Bros. | Release Date: December 12, 1931 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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75
Chicago ReaderReece Pendleton
Wellman’s splendid direction animates an otherwise static script, deftly blending comedic moments with surprisingly dark undertones. This 1931 drama may lack the punch of Wellman’s The Public Enemy, released the same year, but it’s still a fine display of his talents. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleStaff (Not Credited)
Gritty, bleak and sexy, the movie is also, between the lines, a strong feminist statement. Read full review
63
New York PostLou Lumenick
Safe in Hell doesn’t offer anything extraordinary in the way of skin or innuendo, but it’s chockablock with the kind of situations and characters that would be verboten on screen for nearly three decades commencing in mid-1934. Read full review
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