The Secret 6 (1931)
The Secret Six
83 min
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.
- Release date
- April 18, 1931
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Wallace Beery as Louis Scorpio
- Lewis Stone as Richard Newton
- Johnny Mack Brown as Hank Rogers
- Jean Harlow as Anne Courtland
- Marjorie Rambeau as Peaches
- Paul Hurst as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
- Clark Gable as Carl Luckner
- Ralph Bellamy as Johnny Franks
- John Miljan as Joe Colimo
- DeWitt Jennings as Chief Donlin
Crew
- George W. Hill · Director
- Frances Marion · Writer
- George W. Hill · Producer
- Harold Wenstrom · Cinematographer
- Blanche Sewell · Editor