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The Mayor of Hell (1933)

NR · 1933-06-24 · 1h 30m · EN
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Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.

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Michael CurtizDirectorArchie MayoDirector
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$229K

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James CagneyJames CagneyRichard 'Patsy' GarganMadge EvansMadge EvansDorothy GriffithFrankie DarroFrankie DarroJames 'Jimmie' SmithDudley DiggesDudley DiggesThompsonArthur ByronArthur ByronJudge H.J. GilbertAllen JenkinsAllen JenkinsMikeSheila TerrySheila TerryBlonde with MikeRobert BarratRobert BarratFred SmithAllen 'Farina' HoskinsAllen 'Farina' HoskinsJoliet "Smoke" HemingwayHarold HuberHarold HuberJoeDorothy PetersonDorothy PetersonMrs. SmithG. Pat CollinsG. Pat CollinsBrandon

Keywords

GangRevoltShootingFireJudgeYouth gangNurseJuvenile delinquentEscape attemptSick childMob justicePre-codeReform schoolSolitary confinementReformerRacketeerReformatorySelf governmentChild mistreatmentKindly guard

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityGang · Revolt · ShootingDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference160569 · 330390Actor preference220379 · 232665 · 312069

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Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.

How long is The Mayor of Hell?

The Mayor of Hell has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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