The Mayor of Hell (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.

Directed by: Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz

Cast: James Cagney, Madge Evans, Arthur Byron, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Allen Jenkins, Archie Mayo, Dorothy Peterson, Dudley Digges, Edwin Maxwell, Frankie Darro, G. Pat Collins, Harold Huber

Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance

Rating: 6.8/10

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