Scarface (1932) | |
| Director(s) | Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson |
| Producer(s) | Howard Hawks (uncredited), Howard Hughes (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir |
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Scarface Overview:
Scarface (1932) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson and produced by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes.
Scarface was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1932.
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On DVD: Judith Anderson is Lady Scarface (1941)
By KC on Jul 23, 2019 From Classic MoviesLady Scarface (1941) is entertaining, but it doesn’t live up to the promise of its title and star. Now available on DVD from Warner Archive, I went into this crime thriller expecting Judith Anderson to dominate the action as the titular criminal. This was not the case, and it was hard not to p... Read full article
Lady Scarface (1941)
By John Grant on Mar 6, 2019 From NoirishUS / 66 minutes / bw / RKO Dir: Frank Woodruff Pr: Cliff Reid Scr: Arnaud D?Usseau, Richard Collins Cine: Nicholas Musuraca Cast: Dennis O?Keefe, Judith Anderson, Frances Neal, Mildred Coles, Eric Blore, Marc Lawrence, Damian O?Flynn, Andrew Tombes, Marion Martin, Rand Brooks, Arthur Shields, Lee Bo... Read full article
Pre-Code Corner: Scarface ? An Anti-Gangster Picture?
By Kim Luperi on Nov 3, 2018 From Classic Movie Hub BlogPre-Code Corner: Scarface ? An Anti-Gangster Picture? When I set out to research Scarface (1932) in the Academy?s Production Code Administration (PCA) files, I was met with an overwhelming amount of material; so much so that it took me five Tuesday evenings to conquer all 356 pages of this file, by ... Read full article
The Style Essentials--Michelle Pfeiffer Takes the Plunge in 1983's SCARFACE
on Nov 14, 2017 From GlamAmorThe style of the 1970s has been working its way back into fashion for some time now, and 2017 was the year it took over the trends. Everything from the decade seems to be the epitome of style right now. One example is all the menswear that has been popular throughout the year - appropriate consideri... Read full article
Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 17, 2015 From 4 Star FilmsGangsters, prohibition, Al Capone, the St. Valentine Day’s Massacre. It all sounds like some distant piece of folklore that by now is far removed from our modern day sensibilities. But when films like The Public Enemy, Little Caesar, and of course Scarface came out, these things were at the fo... Read full article
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Quotes from
Tony Camonte: What's a matter?
Poppy: Well don't do that, Tony. They're brand new.
Tony Camonte: Hands off, eh?
Poppy: No... feet.
Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte: You're a butcher! That's what you are! You're a butcher!
[Angelo is answering the phone for Tony]
Tony Camonte: Hey, hey. Get a name. Get a name.
Angelo: [speaking into telephone] What's your name? No, no, I no wanna know what's your brother's name, I wanna know what's your name.
[angrily]
Angelo: Oh, you do, huh? Listen, I come on over there, I smack you right in the teeth! I get you, you brother...
Tony Camonte: Hey! What's the matter? That's no way to talk. Talk nice. Tell him to state his business.
Angelo: Go state your business!
[hangs up phone]
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Facts about
In the book this film is based on ("Scarface" by Armitage Trail), Antonio 'Tony' Camonte is born Antonio 'Tony' Guarino with his brother Ben Guarino. After several crimes the police are looking for him so he goes off to war, gets his scar, and when he returns he finds out he had been reported dead and no one recognizes him because of his scar. He becomes Antonio 'Tony' Camonte and starts a new life. This is where the film begins. That means if we're staying true to the book, Insp. Ben Guarino is his brother.
Many of the events in the film are based upon the life of Al Capone and the Chicago gang wars of the 1920s. In order, the most prominent are: 1. Tony's killing of his boss, "Big Louie" Costillo, in the lobby of his club is based on Capone's involvement in the murder of his first boss, "Big" Jim Colosimo. 2. Guino (George Raft) comes into Tony's apartment wearing a flower in his coat lapel and we learn he killed rival boss, O'Hara. In real life, Capone's men killed Charles Dion O'Bannion in his flower shop. 3. The scene where Gaffney (Boris Karloff) leads a caravan of cars in a drive-by shooting at Tony in a restaurant was based on an incident in 1927 when Capone's rival, Hymie Weiss, did the same thing to him. 4. When Johnny Lovo tries to get Tony killed in a car chase. That comes from the demise of Capone's allies, the Genna Brothers. 5. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929.
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