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The Mayor of Hell

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

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  • Drama
  • Crime

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • revolt
  • gang
  • juvenile delinquent
  • kids on their own
  • nurse
  • fire
  • remade
  • judge
  • mob justice
  • solitary confinement
  • pre-code
  • sick child
  • reform school
  • youth gang
  • escape attempt
  • reformer
  • reformatory
  • racketeer
  • self government
  • child mistreatment
  • kindly guard

Details

Status
Released
Release date
June 24, 1933
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, French, Italian, Yiddish
Countries
United States of America
Director
Archie Mayo
Budget
$229,000
Revenue
Not recorded
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