Etelämeren villiruusu (1931)

Etelämeren villiruusu (1931). Etelämeren villiruusu: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray. After accidentally killing the man who raped her and forced her into prostitution, a New Orleans woman flees to a Caribbean island. While she awaits her fiancé, the vicious local police chief sets his sights on her.

“A case can be made that director William Wellman did his best work at Warner Bros-First National from 1931-1933. u0026quot;Safe in Hellu0026quot; is a prime example. There isnu0026#39;t much plot in this saga of a u0026quot;badu0026quot; woman (Mackaill) redeemed by love, but the atmosphere of sin, desperation , and hope is efficiently evoked. The compositions are continually inventive, and the camera movements are as energizing as Wellman pulled off the same year in u0026quot;The Public Enemyu0026quot;. He also coaxed fine work from the beautiful Mackaill; itu0026#39;s telling that this tough guy director seemed to work so well with actresses. In his Warner Bros. tenure, Wellman did great films with Barbara Stanwyck, Loretta Young, and Ruth Chatterton, too. Look up his resume, and check out the films.”