The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

78 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 18, 1930

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.

The Doorway to Hell

78 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 18, 1930

The Doorway to Hell
A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title The Doorway to Hell
Directors Archie Mayo
Writers Rowland Brown, George Rosener

Cast

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

Edwin Argus

as The Midget

Eddie Kane

as Dr. Morton

Tom Wilson

as Big Shot Kelly, Gangster

Dwight Frye

as Monk, Gangster

Fred Argus

as Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Marie Astaire

as Kitty, Fortune Teller (uncredited)

Elmer Ballard

as Tommy, Louie's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Joe Bordeaux

as Joe, Gangster (uncredited)

Clark Burroughs

as Mike (uncredited)

Nick Copeland

as The Midget's Henchman (uncredited)

Bernard Granville

as Dr. J.W. Johnson, Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)

Ruth Hall

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Eddie Hart

as Tansey (uncredited)

Al Hill

as Jimmy Kirk, Gangster (uncredited)

Thomas E. Jackson

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

John Kelly

as Whitey Eckhart (uncredited)

Gus Leonard

as Shop Owner (uncredited)

Larry McGrath

as Detective (uncredited)

Collette Merton

as Jane (uncredited)

Eddie Moran

as Hymie, Gangster (uncredited)

Dick Purcell

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

George Rosener

as Slick (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Poolroom Proprietor (uncredited)

Tony Stabenau

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Jack Wise

as Delivery Waiter (uncredited)