The Secret Six (1931)
The Secret Six (1931)
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.

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Cast

Wallace Beery Wallace Beery As: Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Lewis Stone Lewis Stone As: Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown As: Hank Rogers
Jean Harlow Jean Harlow As: Anne Courtland
Marjorie Rambeau Marjorie Rambeau As: Peaches
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Crime, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 18 April 1931

Country: US

Runtime: 83m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions

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Cast

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Hank Rogers

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Anne Courtland

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Peaches

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Nick Mizoski - the Gouger

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Carl Luckner

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Johnny Franks

John Miljan

John Miljan

Joe Colimo

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Chief of Police Donlin

Murray Kinnell

Murray Kinnell

Metz - the Dummy

Fletcher Norton

Fletcher Norton

Jimmy Delano

Louis Natheaux

Louis Natheaux

Eddie

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Judge

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

District Attorney Keeler

Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent

Reporter (uncredited)

Charles Giblyn

Charles Giblyn

Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Joseph W. Girard

Joseph W. Girard

Official (uncredited)

Betty Lawson

Betty Lawson

Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Tom London

Tom London

Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)

George Magrill

George Magrill

Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)

Oscar Rudolph

Oscar Rudolph

Ivan Colimo (uncredited)

Hector Sarno

Hector Sarno

Finko (uncredited)

Carol Tevis

Carol Tevis

Manicurist (uncredited)

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)

S.D. Wilcox

S.D. Wilcox

Protesting Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Harold Wenstrom

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer

Production Design

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

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