Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 23m

The Secret Six

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Director
George W. Hill
Cast
Wallace Beery as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio Lewis Stone as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law Johnny Mack Brown as Hank Rogers Jean Harlow as Anne Courtland Marjorie Rambeau as Peaches Paul Hurst as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
Crew
Harold Wenstrom — Director of Photography Blanche Sewell — Editor Frances Marion — Writer Irving Thalberg — Producer George W. Hill — Producer Edgar G. Ulmer — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
secret societybootleggingpre-code
Key Collaborators
George W. Hill Director Harold Wenstrom Director of Photography Blanche Sewell Editor Frances Marion Writer Irving Thalberg Producer George W. Hill Producer Edgar G. Ulmer Production Design
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