Born on this day – Dorothy Mathews:

Dorothy Mathews

Actress

Producer

Production Manager

February 13, 1912 – May 18, 1977

Credits:

A Girl in Every Port (1928); Love Birds (1929); Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926); Millie's Daughter (1947); Navy Wife (1935); One Night at Susie's (1930); Producers' Showcase (1945–1956); Scarlet Pages (1930); Son of the Gods (1930); Strictly Personal (1933); Studio One (1952); Sweetie (1929); The American Venus (1926); The Devil Dancer (1927); The Doorway to Hell (1930); The Gay Deception (1935); The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950); The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953); The Truth About Youth (1930); The Way of All Men (1930); The Widow from Chicago (1930); Wayward (1932).

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.