
The Mayor of Hell
1933 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 7.2
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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Details
- Years
- 1933
- Release date
- 1933-06-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (32 votes)
Themes
- fire
- judge
- nurse
- youth gang
- gang
- solitary confinement
- juvenile delinquent
- reformatory
- pre-code
- reform school
- revolt
- sick child
- +9 more
Cast & crew

James Cagney
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

Madge Evans
as Dorothy Griffith

Frankie Darro
as James 'Jimmie' Smith

Dudley Digges
as Thompson

Arthur Byron
as Judge H.J. Gilbert

Allen Jenkins
as Mike

Sheila Terry
as Blonde with Mike

Robert Barrat
as Fred Smith

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
as Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway

Harold Huber
as Joe
Directed by Archie Mayo