The Secret Six

Duration: 83 min

Release date: 1931-04-18

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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.

Crime Drama

The Secret Six

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as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio

as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

as Anne Courtland

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger

as Carl Luckner

as Johnny Franks

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

as Chief of Police Donlin

as Metz - the Dummy

Fletcher Norton

Fletcher Norton

as Jimmy Delano

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Theodore von Eltz

Theodore von Eltz

as District Attorney Keeler

as Reporter (uncredited)

as Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)

Joseph W. Girard

Joseph W. Girard

as Official (uncredited)

as Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

as Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)

as Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)

as Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)

as Ivan Colimo (uncredited)

as Finko (uncredited)

as Manicurist (uncredited)

as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)

as Protesting Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Irving Thalberg

Irving Thalberg

Harold Wenstrom

Harold Wenstrom

Director of Photography

Production Design

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