Movie Description
The Secret Six
(1931)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : George W. Hill
- Producer : Irving Thalberg,George W. Hill
- Writer : Frances Marion
- Editor : Blanche Sewell
- Cast : Wallace Beery,Lewis Stone,Johnny Mack Brown,Jean Harlow,Marjorie Rambeau,Paul Hurst,Clark Gable,Ralph Bellamy,John Miljan,DeWitt Jennings,Murray Kinnell,Fletcher Norton,Louis Natheaux,Frank McGlynn Sr.,Theodore von Eltz,Lynton Brent,Charles Giblyn,Joseph W. Girard,Betty Lawson,Tom London,George Magrill,Lee Phelps,Oscar Rudolph,Hector Sarno,Carol Tevis,Walter Walker,S.D. Wilcox
Cast
Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Hank Rogers
Anne Courtland
Peaches
Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
Carl Luckner
Johnny Franks
Joe Colimo
Chief of Police Donlin
Metz - the Dummy
Jimmy Delano
Eddie
Judge
District Attorney Keeler
Reporter (uncredited)
Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Official (uncredited)
Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)
Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Ivan Colimo (uncredited)
Finko (uncredited)
Manicurist (uncredited)
Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
Protesting Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Secret Six
Status Released
Release Information
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1931-04-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 23m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Cosmopolitan Productions
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
