fire,judge,nurse,youth gang,gang,solitary confinement,juvenile delinquent,reformatory,pre-code,reform school,revolt,sick child,reformer,racketeer,escape attempt,mob justice,self government,child mistreatment,kindly guard

The Mayor of Hell (1933)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Archie Mayo
  • Profile picture of James Cagney
    Richard 'Patsy' Gargan James Cagney
  • Profile picture of Madge Evans
    Dorothy Griffith Madge Evans
  • Profile picture of Frankie Darro
    James 'Jimmie' Smith Frankie Darro
  • Profile picture of Dudley Digges
    Thompson Dudley Digges
  • Profile picture of Arthur Byron
    Judge H.J. Gilbert Arthur Byron
  • Profile picture of Allen Jenkins
    Mike Allen Jenkins
  • Profile picture of Sheila Terry
    Blonde with Mike Sheila Terry
  • Profile picture of Robert Barrat
    Fred Smith Robert Barrat

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Keywords

  • fire
  • judge
  • nurse
  • youth gang
  • gang
  • solitary confinement
  • juvenile delinquent
  • reformatory
  • pre-code
  • reform school
  • revolt
  • sick child
  • reformer
  • racketeer
  • escape attempt
  • mob justice
  • self government
  • child mistreatment
  • kindly guard