The Mayor of Hell (1933)

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

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.

Cast (47)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

James Cagney

Richard 'Patsy' Gargan

Madge Evans

Dorothy Griffith

Frankie Darro

James 'Jimmie' Smith

Dudley Digges

Thompson

Arthur Byron

Judge H.J. Gilbert

Allen Jenkins

Mike

Sheila Terry

Blonde with Mike

Robert Barrat

Fred Smith

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway

Harold Huber

Joe

Dorothy Peterson

Mrs. Smith

G. Pat Collins

Brandon

Edwin Maxwell

Louis Johnson

John Marston

Hopkins

William V. Mong

Mr. Walters

Mickey Bennett

Butch Kilgore

Sidney Miller

Isidore "Izzy" Horowitz

Hobart Cavanaugh

Mr. Gorman

George Humbert

Mr. Carmonotti

Raymond Borzage

Johnny 'Skinny' Stone

George Offerman, Jr.

Charlie Burns

C

Charles E. Cane

Tommy Gorman

B

Beaudine Anderson

Boy (uncredited)

James Donlan

Sam (uncredited)

S

Sam Finn

Joe's Henchman (uncredited)

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)

Gladden James

Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Bill (uncredited)

Wallace MacDonald

Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)

L

Larry McGrath

Johnston's Assistant (uncredited)

J

Jack McHugh

Boy Prosecutor (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited)

Adrian Morris

Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Cop in Court (uncredited)

H

Henry Otho

Guard in School Armory (uncredited)

B

Bob Perry

Collector (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

Hollis (uncredited)

Andy Shuford

Boy Judge (uncredited)

William H. Strauss

Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Collector (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

Sheriff (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)

Sailor Vincent

Guard (uncredited)

H

Huey White

Joe's Henchman (uncredited)

Charles Cahill Wilson

Wilson (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Joe's Henchman (uncredited)

Dorothea Wolbert

Mrs. Burns (uncredited)

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