Is The Mayor of Hell scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 Mayor of 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.

Does The Mayor of Hell end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Mayor of Hell sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Mayor of Hell easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Mayor of Hell

Name: The Mayor of Hell
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1933
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7
Cast: James Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankie Darro, Dudley Digges, Arthur Byron

Rips the Lid from an Inferno of Human Passions!

Directed by Archie Mayo

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

193390 min7.0 / 10

A pre-Code reformatory drama that pits a progressive reformer against institutional cruelty, driven by ideological conflict and the mistreatment of vulnerable youth.

Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.

Questions people ask

Is The Mayor of Hell scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Mayor of Hell violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Does The Mayor of Hell end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Mayor of Hell sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Mayor of Hell easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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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