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The Doorway to Hell (1930)

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Film details

Featuring

Lew Ayres James Cagney Dorothy Mathews
Country

USA
Year

1930
Genre

Gangster
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

A Handful of Clouds Alternative

Synopsis

Based on the story "A Handful of Clouds" by Rowland Brown. Louis Ricardo becomes underworld boss of an entire city. He falls in love with and marries Doris, a gold digger, and attempts to leave his old life for a new one in Florida. Without him in charge the rival mobs degenerate into chaos.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Louis Ricarno
    
    Lew Ayres
  - Steve Mileaway
    
    James Cagney
  - Doris
    
    Dorothy Mathews
  - Jackie Lamarr
    
    Leon Janney
  - Captain O'Grady
    
    Robert Elliott
  - captain of military academy
    
    Kenneth Thomson
  - Joe
    
    Jerry Mandy
  - Rocco
    
    Noel Madison
  - Sam Marconi
    
    Charles Judels
  - Doctor Morton
    
    Eddie Kane
  - midget
    
    Edwin Argus
  - gangster
    
    Tom Wilson
  - Monk, a gangster
    
    Dwight Frye
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Mayo, Archie
  - Production Company
    
    Warner Bros.
  - Production Company
    
    Vitaphone Corporation
  - Script
    
    George Rosener
  - Dialogue
    
    George Rosener
  - Original story
    
    Rowland Brown
  - Cinematography by
    
    Barney Mcgill
  - Editor
    
    Robert Crandall
  - Costumes
    
    Earl Luick
  - Conductor
    
    Louis Silvers

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