The Secret Six
1931•NR•1h 23m•5.6•Released
CrimeDrama
Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Director
George W. Hill
Writer
Frances Marion
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Wallace Beery
Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Lewis Stone
Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Johnny Mack Brown
Hank Rogers
Jean Harlow
Anne Courtland
Marjorie Rambeau
Peaches
Paul Hurst
Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
Clark Gable
Carl Luckner
Ralph Bellamy
Johnny Franks
John Miljan
Joe Colimo
DeWitt Jennings
Chief of Police Donlin
Murray Kinnell
Metz - the Dummy
Fletcher Norton
Jimmy Delano
Louis Natheaux
Eddie
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Judge
Theodore von Eltz
District Attorney Keeler
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Company
Cosmopolitan Productions
Producer
Irving Thalberg
Producer
George W. Hill
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