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7.4/10 • 610

1932-04-091h 33m

CrimeDrama

The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster.

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Directors
Howard Hawks
Editors
Edward Curtiss

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Paul Muni

    Paul Muni

    Antonio 'Tony' Camonte

  2. Ann Dvorak

    Ann Dvorak

    Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte

  3. Karen Morley

    Karen Morley

    Poppy

  4. Osgood Perkins

    Osgood Perkins

    John 'Johnny' Lovo

  5. C. Henry Gordon

    C. Henry Gordon

    Insp. Ben Guarino

  6. George Raft

    George Raft

    Guino Rinaldo

  7. Vince Barnett

    Vince Barnett

    Angelo

  8. Boris Karloff

    Boris Karloff

    Gaffney

  9. Purnell Pratt

    Purnell Pratt

    Mr. Garston, publisher

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

7/10

Odd to see Howard Hawks on this genre, but he directs this workman-like gangster effort steadily, managing to convey some semblance of the environment of fear and violence without actually turning it into a visual gory bloodbath. Paul Muni may have had top billing, but for me George Raft steals this - charisma a-plenty. Boris Karloff appears oddly miscast, but Dvorak and Morley play the roles of the molls quite effectively and Osgood Perkins plays the cowardly bully Lovo well. Holds up remarkably after almost 90 years!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$800,000.00
Revenue
$600,000.00
Keywords
chicago, illinoissibling relationshipbased on novel or bookpoliceprohibition eraalcoholgangstergang warbeerambitionfilm noirmurdermobsterblack and whitepre-code