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The Doorway to Hell

6.5(25)19301h 18m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • gangster
  • pre-code

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Behind the camera

Director

Archie Mayo

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR18 Oct 1930

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The Doorway to Hell was released on 18 October 1930.

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    CinemaSerf

    10/3/2025

    7/10

    With Chicago effectively a lawless city controlled by warring gangsters fighting over their turf and their lucrative prohibition income, opportunistic “Louie” (Lew Ayres) sees an opportunity to centralise things. A meeting, a few machine guns, and some sheer brass neck soon sees him running the racketeers and presiding over an unusually peaceful city. Then he marries his sweetheart “Doris” (Dorothy Matthews) and has …

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