Search results
The Secret Six were a group of six men who secretly supported the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry by abolitionist John Brown. They were influential, wealthy, or both, and faced legal and social consequences for their involvement.
The Secret 6: Directed by George W. Hill. With Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow. After rising bootlegger Slaughterhouse Scorpio eliminates his gangland competition, two reporters and a cabal of six businessmen work to expose him.
- (1.1K)
- Crime, Drama
- George W. Hill
- 1931-04-18
The Secret Six is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film starring Wallace Beery as "Slaughterhouse Scorpio", a character very loosely based on Al Capone, and featuring Lewis Stone, John Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Marjorie Rambeau and Ralph Bellamy.
The Secret Six is the name of three different fictional comic book teams in the DC Comics Universe, plus an alternate universe's fourth team. Each team has had six members, led by a mysterious figure named Mockingbird, whom the characters assume to be one of the other five members.
Feb 6, 2019 · The Secret Six were a group of northeastern abolitionists who provided money and support for John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Learn about their backgrounds, actions, and the controversy they faced after the failed uprising.
Learn about the six wealthy and influential men who funded and supported John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Discover how they faced the consequences of their actions and their legacy in American history.
People also ask
Who invented 'Secret Six'?
Who were the Secret Six?
Where does the Secret Six start?
Were the Secret Six ever prosecuted?
With the efforts to settle Kansas faltering, the six men behind the effort began discussing a new plan for the rifles. Known as the Secret Six, they began listening to the plans of a Connecticut radical abolitionist — John Brown. Brown wanted to attack the U.S. arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in Virginia. John Brown.