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The Mayor of Hell is a 1933 American pre-Code Warner Brothers film starring James Cagney. The film was remade in 1938 as Crime School with Humphrey Bogart taking over James Cagney's role and Hell's Kitchen with Ronald Reagan in 1939.
The Mayor of Hell: Directed by Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz. With James Cagney, Madge Evans, Arthur Byron, Allen Jenkins. Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson.
- (1.8K)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz
- 1933-06-24
Warners must have found The Mayor of Hell a useful property, for it was remade twice, as Crime School (1938) and Hell's Kitchen (1939). The disc contains trailers for all three movies. For more information about The Mayor of Hell, visit Warner Video. To order The Mayor of Hell, go to TCM Shopping.
- Archie Mayo
- James Cagney
May 5, 2020 · Politicos award gangster Patsy Gargan a cushy job as a honcho at a woefully run boys reform school. No experience necessary. No expectations. No problems. But firebrand Patsy (James Cagney) runs ...
- 3 min
- 1893
- Warner Bros. Classics
Patsy Gargan (James Cagney) is a cog in the wheel of corrupt politics and so is awarded a cushy job as deputy commissioner of a local reform school for criminally inclined boys. He is initially...
- (32)
- Archie Mayo
- Crime, Drama
- James Cagney
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Summaries. Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed deputy commissioner as a political favor, arrives - complete with hip flask and blonde.
Feb 11, 2013 · Movies. The Mayor of Hell. By Michael Sragow. February 11, 2013. This social melodrama-cum-crime picture, from 1933, coined its own subgenre, the reform-school movie.