The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

90 mins | Drama, Crime | June 24, 1933

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.

The Mayor of Hell

90 mins | Drama, Crime | June 24, 1933

The Mayor of Hell
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title The Mayor of Hell
Directors Frank Shaw, Archie Mayo
Writers Islin Auster, Edward Chodorov

Cast

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

Dorothy Peterson

as Mrs. Smith

G. Pat Collins

as Brandon

Edwin Maxwell

as Louis Johnson

John Marston

as Hopkins

William V. Mong

as Mr. Walters

Mickey Bennett

as Butch Kilgore

Sidney Miller

as Isidore "Izzy" Horowitz

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Mr. Gorman

George Humbert

as Mr. Carmonotti

Raymond Borzage

as Johnny 'Skinny' Stone

George Offerman, Jr.

as Charlie Burns

Charles E. Cane

as Tommy Gorman

Beaudine Anderson

as Boy (uncredited)

James Donlan

as Sam (uncredited)

Sam Finn

as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

as Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)

Gladden James

as Car Owner Paying 25ยข (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

as Bill (uncredited)

Wallace MacDonald

as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)

Larry McGrath

as Johnston's Assistant (uncredited)

Jack McHugh

as Boy Prosecutor (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited)

Adrian Morris

as Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Cop in Court (uncredited)

Henry Otho

as Guard in School Armory (uncredited)

Bob Perry

as Collector (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

as Hollis (uncredited)

Andy Shuford

as Boy Judge (uncredited)

William H. Strauss

as Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

as Collector (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

as Guard (uncredited)

Huey White

as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

as Wilson (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)

Dorothea Wolbert

as Mrs. Burns (uncredited)