The Mayor of Hell 91 years old

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

The Mayor of Hell

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.

Credits

The Mayor of Hell Cast

Name Character
James Cagney He was 33, 86 years old when he died as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
Wilfred Lucas He was 62, 69 years old when he died as Bill (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones He was 27, 56 years old when he died as Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins He was 37, 63 years old when he died as Brandon
Madge Evans She was 23, 71 years old when she died as Dorothy Griffith
Wallace MacDonald He was 42, 87 years old when he died as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
Robert Barrat He was 43, 80 years old when he died as Fred Smith
Frankie Darro He was 15, 59 years old when he died as James 'Jimmie' Smith
Edwin Maxwell He was 47, 62 years old when he died as Louis Johnson
Dudley Digges He was 54, 68 years old when he died as Thompson
Sidney Miller He was 16, 87 years old when he died as Izzy
Dorothy Peterson She was 35, 81 years old when she died as Mrs. Smith
Allen Jenkins He was 33, 74 years old when he died as Mike
Hobart Cavanaugh He was 46, 63 years old when he died as Mr. Gorman
William V. Mong He was 57, 65 years old when he died as Mr. Walter
Frank O'Connor He was 52, 84 years old when he died as Cop in Court (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse He was 38, 59 years old when he died as Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited)
Arthur Byron He was 61, 71 years old when he died as Judge Gilbert
Harold Huber He was 23, 49 years old when he died as Joe
Ben Hendricks, Jr. He was 39, 44 years old when he died as Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)
George Humbert He was 52, 82 years old when he died as Mr. Carmonotti
Charles Sullivan He was 34, 73 years old when he died as Collector (uncredited)
Sam Finn as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent He was 31, 64 years old when he died as Guard (uncredited)
Dorothea Wolbert She was 59, 84 years old when she died as Mrs. Burns (uncredited)
John Marston He was 356, 385 years old when he died as Hopkins
George Offerman, Jr. He was 16, 45 years old when he died as Charlie
Bob Perry He was 54, 83 years old when he died as Collector (uncredited)
Sheila Terry She was 26, 49 years old when she died as Blonde with Mike
Adrian Morris He was 26, 97 years old when he died as Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson He was 38, 53 years old when he died as Wilson (uncredited)
Allen 'Farina' Hoskins He was 12, 59 years old when he died as Smoke
Gladden James He was 45, 60 years old when he died as Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited)
Henry Otho He was 45, 52 years old when he died as Guard in School Armory (uncredited)
William H. Strauss He was 48, 58 years old when he died as Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)
Jack McHugh He was 20, 69 years old when he died as Boy Prosecutor (uncredited)
James Donlan He was 44, 49 years old when he died as Sam (uncredited)
Ben Taggart He was 44, 57 years old when he died as Sheriff (uncredited)
Harry Wilson He was 63, 18 years old when he died as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
Andy Shuford He was 15, 77 years old when he died as Boy Judge (uncredited)

The Mayor of Hell Crew

Name Department
Merritt B. Gerstad as Cinematography. He was 32 (73) years old when He died Crew
Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 35 (66) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Esdras Hartley as Art Direction. He was 41 (54) years old when He died Art
Lucien Hubbard as Producer. He was 44 (83) years old when He died Production
Archie Mayo as Director. He was 42 (77) years old when He died Directing
Jack Killifer as Editor. He was 34 (57) years old when He died Editing
Barney McGill as Director of Photography. He was 43 (51) years old when He died Camera
Edward Chodorov as Producer. He was 29 (84) years old when He died Production
Edward Chodorov as Screenplay. He was 29 (84) years old when He died Writing
Islin Auster as Story. He was 28 (85) years old when He died Writing
Frank Shaw as Assistant Director. He was 37 (66) years old when He died Directing
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The Mayor of Hell (91 years)

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

  • Release day: Saturday, June 24, 1933
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Budget: 229000.00