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.

Cast

James Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankie Darro, Dudley Digges, Arthur Byron, Allen Jenkins, Sheila Terry, Robert Barrat

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What is "The Mayor of Hell" about?

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.

When was "The Mayor of Hell" released?

The Mayor of Hell was released in 1933.

Who stars in "The Mayor of Hell"?

The cast includes James Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankie Darro, Dudley Digges.