Safe in Hell

Gilda Carlson (Dorothy Mackaill), a prostitute in New Orleans, is smuggled to safety by her boyfriend Carl Erickson on a Caribbean island where she cannot be extradited. There, she becomes embroiled with a motley crew of international criminals, including Mr. Bruno, who tries to manipulate her into seeking his help after her lover appears to abandon her. When Van Saal, the man Gilda is accused of murdering, arrives on the island, he reveals a fake death and collects his life insurance policy, but ultimately meets a violent end at Gilda's hands in self-defense, leading to a dramatic courtroom showdown that tests her loyalty to Carl and her own moral compass.