On this day in movie history - The Doorway to Hell (1930)

The Doorway to Hell

directed by Archie Mayo,

written by George Rosener,

based on the story A Handful of Clouds by Rowland Brown,

was released in the United States on October 18, 1930.

Music by Erno Rapee and Louis Silvers.

Cast:

Lew Ayres, Charles Judels, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney, Robert Elliott, James Cagney, Kenneth Thomson, Jerry Mandy, Noel Madison, Eddie Kane, Tom Wilson, Dwight Frye.

Born on this day – Archie Mayo:

Director

Writer

Actor

January 29, 1891 – December 4, 1968

Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Archie Mayo on the set of It's Love I'm After (1937).

 

Credits:

The Beast of Budapest (1958); Angel on My Shoulder (1946); A Night in Casablanca (1946); Sweet and Low-Down (1944); Crash Dive (1943); Orchestra Wives (1942); Moontide (1942); Confirm or Deny (1941); Charley's Aunt (1941); The Great American Broadcast (1941); Four Sons (1940); The House Across the Bay (1940); They Shall Have Music (1939); Youth Takes a Fling (1938); The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938); It's Love I'm After (1937); Call It a Day (1937); Black Legion (1937); Give Me Your Heart (1936); I Married a Doctor (1936); The Petrified Forest (1936); The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); Bordertown (1935); Desirable (1934); The Man with Two Faces (1934); Gambling Lady (1934); Convention City (1933); Ever in My Heart (1933); The Mayor of Hell (1933); The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933); Night After Night (1932); Two Against the World (1932); Street of Women (1932); The Expert (1932); Under Eighteen (1931); Bought! (1931); Svengali (1931); Illicit (1931); The Doorway to Hell (1930); Oh, Sailor Behave! (1930); Courage (1930); Vengeance (1930); Wide Open (1930); The Sacred Flame (1929); The Sap (1929); Is Everybody Happy? (1929); Sonny Boy (1929); My Man (1928); On Trial (1928); State Street Sadie (1928); Retribution (1928); The Movie Man (1928); The Crimson City (1928); Beware of Married Men (1927); The College Widow (1927); Slightly Used (1927); Dearie (1927); Quarantined Rivals (1927); Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927); Unknown Treasures (1926); Christine of the Big Tops (1926); Money Talks (1926); Weak, But Willing (1926); Off His Beat (1925); Oh, Bridget! (1925); Tender Feet (1925); Why Hesitate? (1925); A Rarin' Romeo (1925); Good Spirits (1925); Reno or Bust (1924); High Gear (1924); Short Change (1924); Tootsie Wootsie (1924); Dandy Lions (1924); Spring Fever (1923); A Man of Position (1923); Round Figures (1923); High Kickers (1923); Speed Bugs (1923); Don't Get Fresh (1923); The Imperfect Lover (1923); All Over Twist (1923); F.O.B. (1923); No Luck (1923); The Educator (1922); The Speeder (1922); Poor Boy (1922); Rolling Stones (1922); The Vagrant (1921); Robinson Crusoe Ltd. (1921); It's Your Move (1921); Beaches and Peaches (1918); The Kid Snatchers (1917); Double Dukes (1917); A Nurse of an Aching Heart (1917); A Limburger Cyclone (1917).