The Doorway to Hell (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.
- Date of release
- 1930-10-18
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (25)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Archie Mayo
Casting
- Lew Ayres — Louie Ricarno
- Dorothy Mathews — Doris Ricarno
- Leon Janney — Jackie Lamarr
- Robert Elliott — Captain Pat O'Grady
- James Cagney — Steve Mileaway
- Kenneth Thomson — Captain of Academy
- Jerry Mandy — Gimpy, Gangster
- Noel Madison — Rocco
- Edwin Argus — The Midget
- Eddie Kane — Dr. Morton
- Tom Wilson — Big Shot Kelly, Gangster
- Dwight Frye — Monk, Gangster
Interesting facts
- Box office: $688K
- Budget: $240K
- Earned 2.9× its budget
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 American pre-Code crime film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney in his second film role. The film was based on the story A Handful of Clouds, written by Rowland Brown. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films. It was marketed with the tagline "The picture Gangland defied Hollywood to make!"
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