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.
Top Cast
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
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