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5.6Bootlegger/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.
Released: 1931-04-1883 minDir: George W. HillCrime, Drama
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- Wallace Beery as Louis 'Slaughterhouse' Scorpio
- Lewis Stone as Richard 'Newt' Newton - Attorney at Law
- Johnny Mack Brown as Hank Rogers
- Jean Harlow as Anne Courtland
- Marjorie Rambeau as Peaches
- Paul Hurst as Nick Mizoski - the Gouger
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1931 American films1931 crime films1931 English-language films1931 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime filmsEnglish-language crime filmsFilms about prohibition in the United StatesFilms directed by George HillFilms produced by Irving ThalbergFilms with screenplays by Frances MarionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer films