The Doorway to Hell
1930 · Movie · NR · 77 min · ★ 6.5
Chicago's ‘Napoleon of the Underworld’ with a duplicitous right-hand man falls in love and tries to go straight but is pulled into a deadly showdown.
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Details
- Years
- 1930
- Release date
- 1930-10-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 77 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (24 votes)
- Box office
- $688,000
- Budget
- $240,000
Themes
- gangster
- pre-code
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Story · nominated
Cast & crew
Lew Ayres
as Louie Ricarno
Dorothy Mathews
as Doris Ricarno
Leon Janney
as Jackie Lamarr
Robert Elliott
as Captain Pat O'Grady
James Cagney
as Steve Mileaway
Kenneth Thomson
as Captain of Academy
Jerry Mandy
as Gimpy, Gangster
Noel Madison
as Rocco
- EA
Edwin Argus
as The Midget
Eddie Kane
as Dr. Morton
Directed by Archie Mayo