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Summary
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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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Cast
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Wallace BeeryLouis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
Lewis StoneRichard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
Johnny Mack BrownHank Rogers
Jean HarlowAnne Courtland
Marjorie RambeauPeaches
Paul HurstNick Mizoski - the Gouger
Clark GableCarl Luckner
Ralph BellamyJohnny Franks
John MiljanJoe Colimo
DeWitt JenningsChief of Police Donlin
Murray KinnellMetz - the Dummy
Fletcher NortonJimmy Delano
Louis NatheauxEddie
Frank McGlynn Sr.Judge
Theodore von EltzDistrict Attorney Keeler
Lynton BrentReporter (uncredited)
Charles GiblynMr. Simms - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
Joseph W. GirardOfficial (uncredited)
Tom LondonBlackjacking Gangster (uncredited)
George MagrillPolice Guard at Jailhouse (uncredited)
Lee PhelpsSmelts - Waiter (uncredited)
Carol TevisManicurist (uncredited)
Walter WalkerOnlooker in Courtroom (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- George W. Hill
- Written by
- Frances Marion
- Produced by
- George W. Hill, Irving Thalberg
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Facts
April 18, 1931 · 1 h 23 min · NR
- Released
- April 18, 1931
- Runtime
- 1 h 23 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 4 countries
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