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.
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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.
Release Date
1931-04-18
Language:
EN
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Duration:
83 mins
Status:
Released
Genres:
CrimeDrama
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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) )
Charles Giblyn ( Mr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited) )
Joseph W. Girard ( Official (uncredited) )
Betty Lawson ( Undertermined Secondary Role (uncredited) )
Tom London ( Blackjacking Gangster (uncredited) )
George Magrill ( Police Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited) )
Lee Phelps ( Smelts - Waiter (uncredited) )
Oscar Rudolph ( Ivan Colimo (uncredited) )
Hector Sarno ( Finko (uncredited) )
Carol Tevis ( Manicurist (uncredited) )
Walter Walker ( Onlooker in Courtroom (uncredited) )
S.D. Wilcox ( Protesting Man in Courtroom (uncredited) )