The Gates of Hell [SEP] material used
hell that Dante describes in his "Inferno". Rodin thought particularly of Dante's warning over the entrance of the Inferno, "Abandon every hope, who enter here."
A work of the scope of "The Gates of Hell" had not been attempted before, but inspiration came from Lorenzo Ghiberti's "Gates of Paradise" at the Baptistery of St. John, Florence, 15th century bronze doors depicting figures from the Old Testament.
Another source of inspiration was medieval cathedrals combining high and low relief.
Gates
- Billie Burke as Mrs. Gates
- Tom Brown as Richard Gates Jr
- Samuel S. Hinds as Richard Gates Sr
- Paul Kelly as Tommy Milton
- Barnett Parker as Graves
- Roger Converse as Size Inspector
Production notes.
Production Dates: 7 Sep—early Nov 1937. Portions of the picture were filmed at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was used as the Southern Institute stadium in the early portion of the film and later as the Naval Academy