4.41-The Doorway to Hell with Jeff Kramer

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the 1930 film The Doorway to Hell with guest Jeff Kramer, exploring themes of mobster life and cinematic choices.

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is my conversation about the 1930 film The Doorway to Hell I'm joined by Jeff Kramer who writes The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter, and we talk about comparisons between being a mobster and being in war, the decision to show a child being seriously injured in a film of this era, and what happens when the police detective knows something about the gangster's love interest that the gangster himself doesn't know. You can watch The Doorway to H...

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Ytreberg

Guest: Jeff Kramer

Topics covered

• film analysis
• mobster comparisons
• child injury in film
• detective and gangster dynamics
• 1930s cinema

Keywords

• The Doorway to Hell
• Jeff Kramer
• mobster
• 1930 film
• cinema history
• film discussion
• child injury
• detective
• gangster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter

Books & works: The Doorway to Hell

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