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19331h 30mNREnglish

The Mayor of Hell

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

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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.

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DirectorArchie Mayo

Keywords

firejudgenurseyouth ganggangsolitary confinementjuvenile delinquentreformatorypre-codereform schoolrevoltsick childreformerracketeerescape attemptkids on their ownmob justiceself governmentchild mistreatmentkindly guardremade
Budget$229K

Cast

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