The Doorway to Hell
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The Doorway to Hell is a 1930 American pre-Code gangster film often noted as an early example of the genre that helped pave the way for later classics like Little Caesar and The Public Enemy.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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film ⓘ gangster film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Rowland Brown ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Barney McGill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Archie Mayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
First National Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Vitaphone (sound system branding) NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | William Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresActorInEarlyRole | James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | sound film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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gangster film ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Louie Ricarno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition | cited by film historians as a precursor to later classic gangster films ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gang warfare
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organized crime ⓘ rise and fall of a gangster ⓘ |
| influenced |
Little Caesar
NERFINISHED
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The Public Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPreCodeFilm | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | pre-Code era (before strict enforcement of Hays Code) ⓘ |
| musicBy | David Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | early example of the Hollywood gangster film genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young Chicago gang leader tries to retire from crime but is drawn back into gang warfare. ⓘ |
| producer |
Hal B. Wallis
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Jack L. Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1930-10-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 78 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Rowland Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Judels
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ Lew Ayres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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