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 6 masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Credits
The Secret Six Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Clark Gable
He was 30, 59 years old when he died
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as Carl Luckner |
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Ralph Bellamy
He was 26, 87 years old when he died
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as Johnny Franks |
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Johnny Mack Brown
He was 26, 70 years old when he died
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as Hank Rogers (as John Mack Brown) |
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Murray Kinnell
He was 41, 65 years old when he died
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as Metz - the Dummy |
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John Miljan
He was 38, 67 years old when he died
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as Joe Colimo |
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Marjorie Rambeau
She was 41, 80 years old when she died
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as Peaches |
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Lewis Stone
He was 51, 73 years old when he died
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as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law |
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Jean Harlow
She was 20, 26 years old when she died
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as Anne Courtland |
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Theodore von Eltz
He was 37, 70 years old when he died
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as District Attorney Keeler (as Theodore Von Eltz) |
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Lee Phelps
He was 37, 59 years old when he died
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as Smelts - Waiter (uncredited) |
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Wallace Beery
He was 46, 64 years old when he died
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as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio |
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DeWitt Jennings
He was 59, 65 years old when he died
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as Chief of Police Donlin |
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Joseph W. Girard
He was 60, 78 years old when he died
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as Official (uncredited) |
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George Magrill
He was 31, 52 years old when he died
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as Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited) |
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Frank McGlynn Sr.
He was 64, 84 years old when he died
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as Judge (as Frank McGlynn) |
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Oscar Rudolph
He was 20, 79 years old when he died
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as Ivan Colimo (uncredited) |
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Hector Sarno
He was 50, 73 years old when he died
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as Finko (uncredited) |
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Paul Hurst
He was 43, now 50 years old
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as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger |
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Tom London
He was 41, 74 years old when he died
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as Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited) |
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Lynton Brent
He was 33, 83 years old when he died
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as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Fletcher Norton
He was 186, 196 years old when he died
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as Jimmy Delano |
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Walter Walker
He was 67, 83 years old when he died
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as Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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Charles Giblyn
He was 59, 62 years old when he died
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as Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) |
The Secret Six Crew
| Name |
Department |
|
Edgar G. Ulmer as Production Design. He was 26 (68) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Blanche Sewell as Editor. She was 32 (50) years old when She died
|
Editing |
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George W. Hill as Director. He was 35 (39) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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George W. Hill as Producer. He was 35 (39) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Irving Thalberg as Producer. He was 31 (37) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Cedric Gibbons as Art Direction. He was 38 (67) years old when He died
|
Art |
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Frances Marion as Writer. She was 42 (84) years old when She died
|
Writing |
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Harold Wenstrom as Director of Photography. He was 38 (51) years old when He died
|
Camera |
