10 Jan 1930
Playing Around
New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.
The Secret Six
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 six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Top Billed Cast
Wallace Beery Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Lewis Stone Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Johnny Mack Brown Hank Rogers
Jean Harlow Anne Courtland
Marjorie Rambeau Peaches
Paul Hurst Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
Clark Gable Carl Luckner
Ralph Bellamy Johnny Franks
John Miljan Joe Colimo
DeWitt Jennings Chief of Police Donlin
Murray Kinnell Metz - the Dummy
Fletcher Norton Jimmy Delano
Louis Natheaux Eddie
Frank McGlynn Sr. Judge
Theodore von Eltz District Attorney Keeler
Lynton Brent Reporter (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard Official (uncredited)
Betty Lawson Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Tom London Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
George Magrill Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)
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