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The Mayor of Hell
Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$229000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1933-06-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
30
Vote Average
7.117
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
James Cagney
Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
Madge Evans
Dorothy Griffith
Frankie Darro
James 'Jimmie' Smith
Dudley Digges
Thompson
Arthur Byron
Judge H.J. Gilbert
Allen Jenkins
Mike
Sheila Terry
Blonde with Mike
Robert Barrat
Fred Smith
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway
Harold Huber
Joe
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Smith
G. Pat Collins
Brandon
Edwin Maxwell
Louis Johnson
John Marston
Hopkins
William V. Mong
Mr. Walters
Mickey Bennett
Butch Kilgore
Sidney Miller
Isidore "Izzy" Horowitz
Hobart Cavanaugh
Mr. Gorman
George Humbert
Mr. Carmonotti
Raymond Borzage
Johnny 'Skinny' Stone
George Offerman, Jr.
Charlie Burns
Charles E. Cane
Tommy Gorman
Beaudine Anderson
Boy (uncredited)
James Donlan
Sam (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)
Gladden James
Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Bill (uncredited)
Wallace MacDonald
Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Johnston's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack McHugh
Boy Prosecutor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited)
Adrian Morris
Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Cop in Court (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Guard in School Armory (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Collector (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Hollis (uncredited)
Andy Shuford
Boy Judge (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Collector (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Sheriff (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Guard (uncredited)
Huey White
Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Wilson (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert
Mrs. Burns (uncredited)
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