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The Mayor of Hell

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The Mayor of Hell

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

7.1

1h 30m

1933

“Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Archie Mayo

Trailer

CrimeDrama

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Cast & Crew

James Cagney

James Cagney

as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

Madge Evans

Madge Evans

as Dorothy Griffith

Frankie Darro

Frankie Darro

as James 'Jimmie' Smith

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

as Thompson

Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron

as Judge H.J. Gilbert

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

as Mike

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

as Blonde with Mike

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

as Fred Smith

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

as Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway

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