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.
| Directing | George W. Hill | Director |
| Writing | Frances Marion | Writer |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Camera | Harold Wenstrom | Director of Photography |
| Production | George W. Hill | Producer |
| Editing | Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Art | Edgar G. Ulmer | Production Design |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
