

Information
Release DateApril 18, 1931
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased
ProductionMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
LanguagesEnglish
5.8
15 votesPopularity1
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
George W. Hill
Featured 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