The Mayor of Hell
Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!
1933 | 90m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Archie Mayo |
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| Writer: | Edward Chodorov, Islin Auster |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 24, 1933 |
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| Director: | Archie Mayo |
| Writer: | Edward Chodorov, Islin Auster |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | nurse, fire, judge, gang, youth gang, solitary confinement, juvenile delinquent, reformatory, pre-code, reform school, revolt, sick child, reformer, racketeer, escape attempt, mob justice, self government, child mistreatment, kindly guard |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $229,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Charles E. Cane | Tommy Gorman |
| Beaudine Anderson | Boy (uncredited) |
| James Donlan | Sam (uncredited) |
| 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) |
| Larry McGrath | Johnston's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 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) |
| Henry Otho | Guard in School Armory (uncredited) |
| 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) |
| Huey White | Joe's Henchman (uncredited) |
| Charles C. Wilson | Wilson (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | Joe's Henchman (uncredited) |
| Dorothea Wolbert | Mrs. Burns (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Edward Chodorov | Screenplay |
| Jack Killifer | Editor |
| Esdras Hartley | Art Direction |
| Barney McGill | Director of Photography |
| Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Islin Auster | Story |
| Frank Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Archie Mayo | Director |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Chodorov | Producer |
| Lucien Hubbard | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 933 | 960 |