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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 .
- $994,000
- George W. Hill
- $494,000
- George W. Hill, Irving Thalberg
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.
- (1K)
- 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
The Secret 6 (1931) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Secret Six. 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. [1] Sometimes described as "wealthy," this was true of only two. The other four were in positions of influence, and could, therefore, encourage others to contribute to "the cause."
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 ...
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 ...
