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The Doorway to Hell
Theatrical release posterDirected by Archie Mayo Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Screenplay by George Rosener Based on Handful of Clouds by
Rowland BrownStarring Lew Ayres
James CagneyCinematography Barney McGill Editing by Robert O. Crandall Studio Warner Bros. Release date(s) October 18, 1930 Running time 78 minutes Country United States Language English The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 Pre-Code crime film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Lew Ayres and James Cagney in his second film role.[1] The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films.[2] It was marketed with the tagline, "The picture Gangland defied Hollywood to make!"[3] Ayres plays a young Chicago man who attempts to go straight, but is continually pulled into the gangster lifestyle.[4] A recent review by Allmovie that was reprinted in The New York Times noted that the picture was an "an innovative film and featured a lot of elements that would become standards in the gangster genre including tommy guns carried in violin cases, terrible shoot-outs, and lots of rum-running rivalry."[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Brennan, Sandra. The Doorway to Hell, The New York Times, accessed October 12, 2010.
- ^ Doherty. pg 103
- ^ Doherty. pg. 154
- ^ Doorway to Hell, tcm.com, accessed October 12, 2010.
References
- Doherty, Thomas Patrick. Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema 1930-1934. New York: Columbia University Press 1999. ISBN 0-231-11094-4
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