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Feature film — 1933

The Mayor of Hell (1933)

7.11h 30mCrime — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 35 votes.

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: Archie Mayo

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Cast & crew

James Cagney as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

James Cagney

Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

Madge Evans as Dorothy Griffith

Madge Evans

Dorothy Griffith

Frankie Darro as James 'Jimmie' Smith

Frankie Darro

James 'Jimmie' Smith

Dudley Digges as Thompson

Dudley Digges

Thompson

Arthur Byron as Judge H.J. Gilbert

Arthur Byron

Judge H.J. Gilbert

Allen Jenkins as Mike

Allen Jenkins

Mike

Sheila Terry as Blonde with Mike

Sheila Terry

Blonde with Mike

Robert Barrat as Fred Smith

Robert Barrat

Fred Smith

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins as Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway

Harold Huber as Joe

Harold Huber

Joe

Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Smith

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Smith

G. Pat Collins as Brandon

G. Pat Collins

Brandon

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