The Doorway to Hell
6.5
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.
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Cast
33 people
Lew Ayres
Louie Ricarno
Known for
Salem's Lot
All Quiet on the Western Front
Dorothy Mathews
Doris Ricarno
Also in
The Way of All Men
Sweetie
Leon Janney
Jackie Lamarr
Known for
Charly
The Wind
Robert Elliott
Captain Pat O'Grady
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
The Roaring Twenties
James Cagney
Steve Mileaway
Known for
White Heat
One, Two, Three
Kenneth Thomson
Captain of Academy
Also in
Movie Crazy
White Gold
Jerry Mandy
Gimpy, Gangster
Known for
Underworld
Noel Madison
Rocco
Known for
Our Relations
'G' Men
Edwin Argus
The Midget
Also in
Circus Daze
Motive for Revenge
Eddie Kane
Dr. Morton
Also in
Framed
The Devil Commands
Tom Wilson
Big Shot Kelly, Gangster
Known for
Shoulder Arms
My Wife's Relations
Dwight Frye
Monk, Gangster
Known for
Dracula
Frankenstein
Archie Mayo Director · George Rosener Screenplay Rowland Brown Story
Worldwide gross $688K · Budget $240K · United States release October 18, 1930
Box office
Budget
$240,000
Worldwide gross
$688,000
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 18, 1930
Theatrical
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