The Secret Six
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1931-04-18
Runtime: 83 mins
Director: George W. Hill
Writer: Frances Marion
Spoken language: English
Genres: Crime, Drama
Original title: The Secret Six
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
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.
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