Does The Doorway to Hell end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Doorway to Hell scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Doorway to Hell easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Doorway to Hell sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Doorway to Hell violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Doorway to Hell

Name: The Doorway to Hell
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1930
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Lew Ayres, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney, Robert Elliott, James Cagney

Directed by Archie Mayo

Produced by The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

193078 min6.5 / 10

A pre-code gangster drama about betrayal and the corrupting nature of crime, where a crime lord's attempt to escape his world is undone by romantic treachery.

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.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Crime and Betrayal Stories Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Gangster Pre-code

Questions people ask

Does The Doorway to Hell end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Doorway to Hell scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Doorway to Hell easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Doorway to Hell sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Doorway to Hell violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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