Joe Silenus — 6,000 Enemies Character Profile

About Joe Silenus

A crime boss who orchestrates a plot to frame district attorney Steve Donegan for accepting a bribe, directly causing Donegan's wrongful imprisonment.

Character Facts

Played by

Harold Huber

Appears in

6,000 Enemies (1939)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Joe Silenus — Conflict Foe — Anne Barry (Rita Johnson)

  Indirect conflict as Anne thwarts Silenus's assassination plot.

• Joe Silenus — Conflict Arch Enemy — Steve Donegan (Walter Pidgeon)

  Central antagonistic rivalry driving the narrative.

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