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 6 masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Stars: Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Marjorie Rambeau, Paul Hurst
Crew: George W. Hill (Director), Frances Marion (Writer), Irving Thalberg (Producer), George W. Hill (Producer), Harold Wenstrom (Director of Photography), Edgar G. Ulmer (Production Design)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
Runtime: 83 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 18, 1931
IMDb: 5.2
