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The Doorway to Hell( 1930)

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Overview

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lew Ayres

      Louie Ricarno

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      Dorothy Mathews

      Doris Ricarno

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      Leon Janney

      Jackie Lamarr

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      Robert Elliott

      Captain Pat O'Grady

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      James Cagney

      Steve Mileaway

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      Kenneth Thomson

      Captain of Academy

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      Jerry Mandy

      Gimpy, Gangster

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      Noel Madison

      Rocco

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      Edwin Argus

      The Midget

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      Eddie Kane

      Dr. Morton

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      Tom Wilson

      Big Shot Kelly, Gangster

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      Dwight Frye

      Monk, Gangster

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      Fred Argus

      Machine Gunner (uncredited)

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      Marie Astaire

      Kitty, Fortune Teller (uncredited)

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      Elmer Ballard

      Tommy, Louie's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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      Joe Bordeaux

      Joe, Gangster (uncredited)

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      Clark Burroughs

      Mike (uncredited)

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      Nick Copeland

      The Midget's Henchman (uncredited)

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      Bernard Granville

      Dr. J.W. Johnson, Plastic Surgeon (uncredited)

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      Ruth Hall

      Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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      Eddie Hart

      Tansey (uncredited)

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      Al Hill

      Jimmy Kirk, Gangster (uncredited)

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      Thomas E. Jackson

      Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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      John Kelly

      Whitey Eckhart (uncredited)

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      Gus Leonard

      Shop Owner (uncredited)

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      Larry McGrath

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Collette Merton

      Jane (uncredited)

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      Eddie Moran

      Hymie, Gangster (uncredited)

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      Dick Purcell

      Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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      George Rosener

      Slick (uncredited)

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      Cliff Saum

      Poolroom Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Tony Stabenau

      Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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      Jack Wise

      Delivery Waiter (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Oct 03 2025
    With Chicago effectively a lawless city controlled by warring gangsters fighting over their turf and their lucrative prohibition income, opportunistic “Louie” (Lew Ayres) sees an opportunity to centralise things. A meeting, a few machine guns, and some sheer brass neck soon sees him running the racketeers and presiding over an unusually peaceful city. Then he marries his sweetheart “Doris” (Dorothy Matthews) and has something of an epiphany. He wants to hand over the reins to his deputy “Mileaway” (James Cagney) and retire to the panhandle for some well earned rest and recuperation. Without him...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • gangster
    • pre-code