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1h 23m. IMDb RATING. 6.3 /10. 1K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Crime Drama. After rising bootlegger Slaughterhouse Scorpio eliminates his gangland competition, two reporters and a cabal of six businessmen work to expose him. Director. George W. Hill. Writer. Frances Marion. Stars. Wallace Beery. Lewis Stone. Johnny Mack Brown. See production info at IMDbPro.
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- Crime, Drama
- George W. Hill
- 1931-04-18
The Secret Six who helped John Brown. The so-called Secret Six, or the Secret Committee of Six, were a group of men who secretly funded the 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry by abolitionist John Brown. Sometimes described as "wealthy," this was true of only two.
After Colimo is killed, Scorpio sets his sights on the big city. In response to the arrival of Scorpio's gang, a special police force is created, which calls itself the "Secret Six," comprised of six masked men representing the "greatest force of law and order in the U.S."
- George Hill, Phil Ryan
- Wallace Beery
Jun 24, 2015 · The secret six : John Brown and the abolitionist movement. by. Scott, Otto J. Publication date. 1979. Topics. Brown, John, 1800-1859, Abolitionists. Publisher. New York : NYT Times Books.
Oct 16, 2012 · Muscling into the big city rackets, Scorpio is targeted by the Secret Six, a masked tribunal that works with reporter Carl Luckner (Gable) to dig up the dirt that could convict the mobster and...
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- Warner Bros. Classics
Aug 10, 2021 · Jean Harlow as Anne Courtland in scenes from 'The Secret Six', 1931. She is seen with Clark Gable as Carl Luckner, Johnny Mack Brown as Hank Rogers, Wallace Berry as Louis Scorpio, and Lewis...
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- The Jean Harlow Experience
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 film was written by Frances Marion and directed by George W. Hill for MGM . Plot.
