The Doorway to Hell

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The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 American pre-Code gangster film often noted as an early example of the genre that helped pave the way for later classics like Little Caesar and The Public Enemy.

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The Doorway to Hell canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film ⓘ
film ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ
basedOn story by Rowland Brown ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographyBy Barney McGill ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Archie Mayo ⓘ
distributor First National Pictures ⓘ
Vitaphone (sound system branding) ⓘ
linked to: Vitaphone

Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
editedBy William Holmes ⓘ
era pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ
linked to: Pre-Code Hollywood
featuresActorInEarlyRole James Cagney ⓘ
format sound film ⓘ
genre crime film ⓘ
gangster film ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Louie Ricarno ⓘ
hasNotableRecognition cited by film historians as a precursor to later classic gangster films ⓘ
hasTheme gang warfare ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
rise and fall of a gangster ⓘ
influenced Little Caesar ⓘ
The Public Enemy ⓘ
isPreCodeFilm true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
motionPictureRating pre-Code era (before strict enforcement of Hays Code) ⓘ
musicBy David Mendoza ⓘ
notableAs early example of the Hollywood gangster film genre ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A young Chicago gang leader tries to retire from crime but is drawn back into gang warfare. ⓘ
producer Hal B. Wallis ⓘ
Jack L. Warner ⓘ
linked to: Jack Warner
productionCompany Warner Bros. ⓘ
releaseDateUS 1930-10-18 ⓘ
releaseYear 1930 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 78 ⓘ
screenwriter Rowland Brown ⓘ
setting Chicago ⓘ
starring Charles Judels ⓘ
Dorothy Mathews ⓘ
James Cagney ⓘ
Lew Ayres ⓘ

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Archie Mayo → notableWork → The Doorway to Hell ⓘ
Archie Mayo → directed → The Doorway to Hell ⓘ