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The Secret Six
The Secret Six

The Secret Six

Genres

CrimeDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

18 April 1931

Country

United States of America

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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