The Mayor of Hell

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

Duration: 90 min
Release date: 1933-06-24
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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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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
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
as Joe
Dorothy Peterson
Dorothy Peterson
as Mrs. Smith
G. Pat Collins
G. Pat Collins
as Brandon
Edwin Maxwell
Edwin Maxwell
as Louis Johnson
John Marston
John Marston
as Hopkins
William V. Mong
William V. Mong
as Mr. Walters
Mickey Bennett
Mickey Bennett
as Butch Kilgore
Sidney Miller
Sidney Miller
as Isidore "Izzy" Horowitz
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Mr. Gorman
George Humbert
George Humbert
as Mr. Carmonotti
Raymond Borzage
Raymond Borzage
as Johnny 'Skinny' Stone
George Offerman, Jr.
George Offerman, Jr.
as Charlie Burns
Charles E. Cane
Charles E. Cane
as Tommy Gorman
Beaudine Anderson
Beaudine Anderson
as Boy (uncredited)
James Donlan
James Donlan
as Sam (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Sam Finn
as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)
Gladden James
Gladden James
as Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Wilfred Lucas
as Bill (uncredited)
Wallace MacDonald
Wallace MacDonald
as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Larry McGrath
as Johnston's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack McHugh
Jack McHugh
as Boy Prosecutor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Bert Moorhouse
as Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited)
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris
as Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Frank O'Connor
as Cop in Court (uncredited)
Henry Otho
Henry Otho
as Guard in School Armory (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Bob Perry
as Collector (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Hector V. Sarno
as Hollis (uncredited)
Andy Shuford
Andy Shuford
as Boy Judge (uncredited)
William H. Strauss
William H. Strauss
as Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Collector (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Sailor Vincent
as Guard (uncredited)
Huey White
Huey White
as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
as Wilson (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
Harry Wilson
as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert
Dorothea Wolbert
as Mrs. Burns (uncredited)
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