The Doorway to Hell (1930)

Directors

Archie Mayo

Cast

Lew Ayres, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney, Robert Elliott

The story

left|thumb|thumbtime=14|The Doorway to Hell (1930) Louie Ricarno, the “Napoleon of the Underworld” according to the Chicago newspapers, is a young gang leader who is so successful and ruthless that he becomes the underworld boss of the entire city. He organizes all the gangs in a classic protection racket: They pay him a cut, and he enforces territorial boundaries, makes good on losses, and when someone breaks the rules he punishes them with deadly force. The result is peace on the city streets and huge profits all around.

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