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The Secret Six

Apr 18, 1931 · 1h 23m
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Crime
Drama

PLOT

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
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
Directed by George W. Hill

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
Country
US

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