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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 .
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.
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- Crime, Drama
- George W. Hill
- 1931-04-18
Secret Six, The (1931) -- (Movie Clip) I Ain't Got The Jack Novice gangster Louis (Wallace Beery), follows the lead from Johnny (Ralph Bellamy), putting the squeeze on a bar owner (Hector Sarno) when rival Eddie (Louis Natheaux) arrives, and MGM looks like Warner Bros., in The Secret Six, 1931, featuring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow.
- George Hill, Phil Ryan
- Wallace Beery
George W. Hill. Director. Frances Marion. Writer. 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 ...
The Secret 6 (1931) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Synopsis. 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 ...
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Apr 7, 2013 · The Secret Six was very competently directed by George W. Hill. He makes dramatic use of the occasional close-up and understands the language of film. Notice the scene where Johnny Franks (Ralph Bellamy) sets up Slaughterhouse Scorpio (Wallace Beery) to take the fall for killing the brother of a rival mobster.
