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The Mayor of Hell is an American romantic film drama first released in 1933,
directed by Archie Mayo and Michael Curtiz.
The film stars James Cagney, Madge Evans, Arthur Byron, Allen Jenkins and Dudley Digges.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz
- Script: Islin Auster, Edward Chodorov
- Photo: Barney McGill, Merritt B. Gerstad
- Cast: James Cagney (Richard ’Patsy’ Gargan), Madge Evans (Dorothy Griffith), Arthur Byron (Judge H.J. Gilbert), Allen Jenkins (’Uncle’ Mike), Dudley Digges (Mr. Thompson), Frankie Darro (James ’Jimmy’ Smith), Sheila Terry (Blonde with Mike), Robert Barrat (Fred Smith, Jimmy’s Father), Allen ’Farina’ Hoskins (Joliet ’Smoke’ Hemingway), Harold Huber (Joe, Gargan Henchman), Dorothy Peterson (Mrs. Smith, Jimmy’s Mother), G. Pat Collins (Brandon, Head Guard), Edwin Maxwell (Louis Johnson), John Marston (Hopkins, Children Society’s Lawyer), William V. Mong (Mr. Walter, the Auditor), Mickey Bennett (Butch Kilgore), Sidney Miller (Isadore ’Izzy’), Hobart Cavanaugh (Mr. Gorman, Tommy’s Father), George Humbert (Mr. Carmonotti, Tony’s Father), Raymond Borzage (Johnny ’Skinny’ Stone), George Offerman Jr. (Charles ’Charlie’ Burns), Charles E. Cane (Tommy ’Stupe’ Gorman), Beaudine Anderson (Boy), James Donlan (Sam, Political Boss), Ben Hendricks Jr. (Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson), Gladden James (Car Owner Paying 25 Cents), Wilfred Lucas (Bill, a Guard), Larry McGrath (Johnston’s Assistant), Jack McHugh (Boy Prosecutor), Bert Moorhouse (Joe’s Henchman Playing Cards), Adrian Morris (Car Owner Who Won’t Pay), Frank O’Connor (Policeman in Court), Henry Otho (Guard in School Armory), Bob Perry (Collector), Hector Sarno (Hollis, Injured Proprietor), Andy Shuford (Boy Judge), Charles Sullivan (Collector), Ben Taggart (Sheriff), Fred ’Snowflake’ Toones (Mr. Hemingway, Smoke’s Father), Sailor Vincent (Guard), Huey White (Joe’s Henchman), Charles C. Wilson (Wilson, the Kind Guard), Harry Wilson (Joe’s Henchman), Dorothea Wolbert (Mrs. Burns, Charlie’s Mother)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / Italian / Yiddish
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
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