
Hell's House
Hell's House is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film starring Junior Durkin, featuring Bette Davis and directed by Howard Higgin. The screenplay by Paul Gangelin and B. Harrison Orkow, set during the waning days of the Prohibition era, is based on a story by Higgin.
Plot
left|thumb|150px|Bette Davis and Pat O'BrienWhen orphaned Jimmy Mason is taken in by his Aunt Emma and Uncle Henry, he meets their boarder, Matt Kelly, who impresses the young man with his boastful swagger and alleged political connections, although in reality he's a bootlegger.
More details
author | Ben Orkow Howard Higgin Paul Gangelin |
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director | Howard Higgin |
editor | Edward Schroeder |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | bootleg bootlegger columnist corrupt system hard labor help left|thumb|150px|bette davis and pat o'brien newspaper newspaper columnist orphan police raid reform school rum-running sickly boy solitary confinement young man |
producer | B. F. Zeidman |
productionCompany | B.F. Zeidman Productions Ltd. |
publisher | Capitol Film Exchange |
theme | prison |