Movie
The Secret Six
Released: April 18, 1931 (1931)
Runtime: 83 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- DeWitt Jennings as Chief of Police Donlin
Age at release: 59
- Lewis Stone as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Age at release: 51
- Wallace Beery as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Age at release: 46
- Paul Hurst as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
Age at release: 42
- Marjorie Rambeau as Peaches
Age at release: 41
- John Miljan as Joe Colimo
Age at release: 38
- Clark Gable as Carl Luckner
Age at release: 30
- Johnny Mack Brown as Hank Rogers
Age at release: 26
- Ralph Bellamy as Johnny Franks
Age at release: 26
- Jean Harlow as Anne Courtland
Age at release: 20
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- S.D. Wilcox as Protesting Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Age at release: 68
- Walter Walker as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
Age at release: 67
- Frank McGlynn Sr. as Judge
Age at release: 64
- Joseph W. Girard as Official (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
- Fletcher Norton as Jimmy Delano
Age at release: 53
- Murray Kinnell as Metz - the Dummy
Age at release: 41
- Tom London as Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
Age at release: 41
- Theodore von Eltz as District Attorney Keeler
Age at release: 37
- Lee Phelps as Smelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Louis Natheaux as Eddie
Age at release: 36
- Lynton Brent as Reporter (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
- George Magrill as Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)
Age at release: 31
- Carol Tevis as Manicurist (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Oscar Rudolph as Ivan Colimo (uncredited)
Age at release: 20
- Betty Lawson as Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Hector Sarno as Finko (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown