Safe in Hell (Warner Bros.) (1931)

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Ask Dad If He Recalls The Della Fox Curl Negro Song Lightens Grim ‘Safe In Hell” (Advance Reader) The grim sequences of “Safe in Hell” the sensational First National melodrama starring Dorothy Mackalllvewhich: comes to {the 32:5. 3c25Ivan’ Simpson, the famous charPHeAte. cree next are lightened|acter actor plays the part of Crunch, bv the crooning jazzbo rhythms of|a pickpocket, in “Safe in Hell,” the the Cotton Club Orchestra boys.| latest First National starring vehicle Clarence Muse, who created the title| for Dorothy Mackaill, now at the role of “Porgy” on the Broadway].:........ Theatre. In the bizarre stage is also seen in “Safe in Hell.” |role he wears a ‘Della Fox.’ Dad Don Cook plays the romantic lead.| will explain to you that this is a William Wellman directed. spit curl worn in the middle of the forehead by the musical comedy Reauty on. 41 <1 ec | favorite, a sensation in tights, thirty years ago. Crunch is one of many (Current Reader) 4iuu, Will was airectea py Wuilliam* A. Wellman. a ae Dorothy Mackaill Is Seen In Primitive Melodrama Here (Current—Plant 4th Day) Dorothy Mackaill, the blonde and dashing English girl whose name has become the synonym for sopphistication on account of the ultra modern roles she plays with such understanding, has deserted them for a tragic and humble character— that of Gilda, ill-fated heroine of “Safe in Hell,” her latest First National starring vericle, now at the verses es bheatre, Gilda Carlson, a servant girl '|}wronged by her employer is cast on the streets and finally driven to an island of outcasts to escape threats of police on account of an alleged murder in which she was implicated. Don Cook plays the romantic lead. Others are Ralf Harolde, Morgan Wallace, Victor Varconi, John Wray, Ivan Simpson, Charles Middleton, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Nina Mae McKinney, Cecil Cunningham, George Marion, Sr., Noble Johnson and Clarence Muse. William A. Wellman directed. Don’t miss Dorothy Mackaill as the Gilda of “Safe in Hell.” SAFE IN HELL Sensational story of men and woman as a nature made _ them! Honor Guest Finds Her Hosts Are All Crooks (Advance Reader) DONALD COOK RALF HAROLDE JOHN WRAY IVAN SIMPSON VICTOR VARCONI First National & Vitaphone Hit! One of many thrilling scenes in “Safe in Hell,” the First National picture starring Dorothy Mackaill and coming to the........ Theatre eee next, is that in which the star, having escaped the police— sails as a stowaway, landing on a South Sea Island. At the party given in honor of the new arrival— she discovers to her horror that her over-solicitous hosts are all outcasts. Miss Mackaill does her finest work is the heroine of this sensational melodrama. Don Cook plays romantic lead. William Wellman directed. By desperadoes inhabiting an island of @ P ‘ . } Hell Bent Ralf Harolde John Wray Ivan Simpson Victor Varconi Directed by WM. A. WELLMAN A First National & Vitaphone Hit! For Safety Don Cook Supports Dorothy Mackaill (Advance Reader) Personable Don Cook, seen recently in “The Public Enemy,” “Side Show,” and Barrymore’s ‘““Mad Genius,” plays romantic lead in “Safe in Hell,” the sensational First National melodrama starring Dorothy Mackaill, which comes to the ea Theatre..........next. He plays the part of a sea-faring youth who is engaged to marry the unfortunate heroine, Gilda—who is led by her power to attract men, to an island of outcasts and to trial for murder. “Safe in Hell” is adapted from a play by Huston Branch. William Wellman directed. Dorothy Mackaill Is Deep Sea Commuter (Advance Reader) Dorothy Mackaill, starred in ‘Safe in Hell,” the First National melodrama which comes to the....... Theatrer So next, has had made sO many trips to Hawaii that she has been called the Commuter of the Pacific. Last summer, while there, she received word that she was wanted at once by First Natienal to begin a new picture. Upon arrival in Hollywood she found that the filming had been delayed and at once sailed back to the enchanted isle she had just left. “Safe in Hell” offers the brilliant English girl the finest emotiona role of her career. Don Cook plays romantic lead. William Wellman directed. ‘Dorothy Defies Diet Despotism : (Current Reader) Dorothy Mackaill, star of “Safe in Hell” the First National picture now. atthe 63.. Theatre has no respect for the great god diet. She weighs one hundred and fifteen pounds and is so healthy she never has to squint at vitamins or stint on calories. Miss Mackaill gives her most effective performance as the sensational heroine of “Safe in Hell.” Don Cook plays romantic lead. William A. Wellman directed. Von Seyffertitz Is Here In “Safe In Hell’ (Biography, October 1, 1931) Gustav Von Seyffertitz, appearing in support of Dorothy Mackaill in “Safe In Hell,” the First National picture now at the........ Theatre was born in Vienna, Austria. He had attained fame as an actor in his native land before coming to England and America where he acted both as actor and stage director. He was for years under the management of Charles Frohman. He later became a screen director and actor. Among the many pic Woman,” “Diplomacy, “Sparrows,” “The Gaucho,” “The Bells,” “The Wizard,” “Yellow Lily,” “Vamping Venus,” “Mysterious Lady,” “Me, Gangster,” “The Case of Lena Smith,” “Chasini Thru Europe,” “His Glorious Night,” “Come Across” and “Seven Faces. Dorothy Mackaill Is Happiest When She Is Outward Bound (Advance Story—Plant 6 Days Before) Miss Dorothy Mackaill who will be seen 2 605% next: atthe. 6.433 Theatre in “Safe in Hell,” her latest First National starring vehicle, has an insatiable longing for the sea. Maybe it is because she was born in the Right Little Tight Little Isle, all shores are washed by the ocean. Her liking for ships and things could not bave been augmented on the day she crossed the storm Channell on her way to Paris—a dancer in the chorus of the London Hippodrome act which was being transferred to the city of gaiety. More probably it began when she made her personally-conducted trip across the Atlantic, to successfully crash Broadway and land herself in the ‘‘Follies.” Whatever the source of her wanderlust, she says she 1s never so happy as when outward bound. Hawaii is her favorite destination. She left the hypnotic island on a hurry call to Hollywood last summer, and when she found that the filming had been delayed—she at once sailed back again. Ten days before completion of the filming of ‘Safe in Hell’ Miss Dorethy was making plans for a trip to Havana. With a month at her disposal she said she chose Cuba because it gave her three weeks at sea. Miss Mackaill’s role in “Safe in Hell” is the most dramatic of her career. She plays the part of Gilda, a servant girl betrayed by her employer—cast into the streets—and finally left by her sailor lover on an island inhabited by desperadoes. The inevitably tragic ending is not avoided—providing a tremendous climax for the drama. Don Cook plays romantic lead. Others in the cast are Victor, Morgan Wallace, Ralf Harolde, Ivan Simpson, John Wray, Nina Mae McKinney, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Cecil Cunningham, Charles Middle Ivan Simpson Does Strange Role In “Safe In Hell” (Biography, October 1, 1931) Ivan Simpson, who plays the part of Crunch in support of Dorothy Mackaill in “Safe in Hell,” the First National picture now at the........ Theatre is a Scotchman from Glasgow. He received his first training from Sir Henry Irving while playing a role in “Madame Sans Gene.” Coming to America in 1905 he was for three years under the management of Charles Frohman, and later appeared in many of the productions of Winthrop Ames. His first picture work was with John Barrymore in “The Dictator.” Other films were “Out of the Drifts,” “The Man Who Played God,” ‘Lovers in Quarantine’ “A Kiss for Cinderella,’ “The Green Goddess,” “Disraeli,” and ‘Old English.” Mr. Simpson is an_ excellent painter and sculptor and recently completed a bust of Mr Arliss which attracted much favorable criticism. He is in charge of the Warner Bros. First National School of Acting at Burbank, California. His hobby is golf. He is deeply interested in biography and history. Mr. Simpson has taken a rustic house in the Hollywood hills. SEE PAGE TWELVE FOR DRAMATIC POSTERS on “SAFE am HELL”