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The Secret Six

The Secret Six

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Crime   Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1931-04-18
⌚ Running Time: 83 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.8

Beloved Cast

Wallace Beery original image
Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Wallace Beery
Lewis Stone original image
Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Lewis Stone
Johnny Mack Brown original image
Hank Rogers
Johnny Mack Brown
Jean Harlow original image
Anne Courtland
Jean Harlow
Marjorie Rambeau original image
Peaches
Marjorie Rambeau
Paul Hurst original image
Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
Paul Hurst
Clark Gable original image
Carl Luckner
Clark Gable
Ralph Bellamy original image
Johnny Franks
Ralph Bellamy
John Miljan original image
Joe Colimo
John Miljan
DeWitt Jennings original image
Chief of Police Donlin
DeWitt Jennings
Murray Kinnell original image
Metz - the Dummy
Murray Kinnell
Fletcher Norton original image
Jimmy Delano
Fletcher Norton
Louis Natheaux original image
Eddie
Louis Natheaux
Frank McGlynn Sr. original image
Judge
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Theodore von Eltz original image
District Attorney Keeler
Theodore von Eltz
Lynton Brent original image
Reporter (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Charles Giblyn original image
Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn
Joseph W. Girard original image
Official (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard
Betty Lawson original image
Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Betty Lawson
Tom London original image
Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
Tom London
George Magrill original image
Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)
George Magrill
Lee Phelps original image
Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Oscar Rudolph original image
Ivan Colimo (uncredited)
Oscar Rudolph
Hector Sarno original image
Finko (uncredited)
Hector Sarno
Carol Tevis original image
Manicurist (uncredited)
Carol Tevis
Walter Walker original image
Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
Walter Walker
S.D. Wilcox original image
Protesting Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
S.D. Wilcox

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