The Secret Six (1931)
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25% of users liked it
(60 ratings)
Bootleggers Louis Scorpio (Wallace Beery) and Johnny Franks (Ralph Bellamy), with the advice of their alcoholic lawyer Richard Newton (Lewis Stone), try to muscle in on the territory of gangster "Smiling Joe" Colimo (John Miljan). Franks kills Colimo's brother and tries to frame… More Bootleggers Louis Scorpio (Wallace Beery) and Johnny Franks (Ralph Bellamy), with the advice of their alcoholic lawyer Richard Newton (Lewis Stone), try to muscle in on the territory of gangster "Smiling Joe" Colimo (John Miljan). Franks kills Colimo's brother and tries to frame Scorpio, but Scorpio kills both him and {Colimo}. Newspaper reporters Hank Rogers (Johnny Mack Brown) and Carl Luckner (Clark Gable) investigate with help from "The Secret Six," a consortium of businessmen eager to fight crime, but when Scorpio's moll Anne Courtland (Jean Harlow) tries to help them, Scorpio kidnaps her and Carl. The two hostages are rescued by "The Secret Six" and the police, and Scorpio and Newton shoot each other fighting over their money. ~ Nicole Gagne, Rovi
- Directed By
- George W. Hill
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 18, 1931 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Scott Nash, Three Movie Buffs
The first pairing of Gable and Harlow is the highlight of this so-so film.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rising star Clark Gable impressed the MGM studio bosses so much in this gangster pic, they gave him a long-term contract.
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Cast
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Wallace Beery
as Louis Scorpio
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Johnny Mack Brown
as Hank Rogers
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Jean Harlow
as Anne Courtland
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Marjorie Rambeau
as Peaches
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Paul Hurst
as Nick Mizoski the Gouger
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Clark Gable
as Carl Luckner
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Ralph Bellamy
as Johnny Franks
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John Miljan
as Smiling Joe Colimo
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DeWitt Jennings
as Chief Donlin
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Murray Kinnell
as Dummy Metz
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Fletcher Norton
as Jimmy Delano
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Louis Natheaux
as Eddie
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Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Judge
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Tom London
as Hood
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Lewis Stone
as Richard Newton
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Theodore von Eltz
as District Attorney
