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The Doorway to Hell Overview:

The Doorway to Hell (1930) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Archie Mayo and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.

Academy Awards 1930/31 --- Ceremony Number 4 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best WritingRowland BrownNominated
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Pre-Code Crazy: The Doorway to Hell (1930)

By shadowsandsatin on Feb 3, 2019 From Shadows and Satin

I’m not very familiar with the screen work of Lew Ayres. Oh, I know he played Dr. Kildare (but I never saw any of those films), and I know he was in The Dark Mirror and Johnny Belinda – but I can’t say that he made that big of an impression. (I also know that he died on my birthday in 199... Read full article

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The Doorway to Hell Facts
The first credited film project of Dwight Frye.
A filmed opening sequence involving a play called "Napoleon of the Underworld," was cut prior to release. The sequence included actors cut from the final print: Charles Judels (who is credited in the cast anyway), Maurice Black, Vivien Oakland, Paul Fix, Tom Shirley and Peter Diggie.
No information about the publication of Rowland Brown's story, "A Handful of Clouds," has been found; it may not have been published.
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