Completed in mid-1930, Scarface, based on Armitage Trail's novel of the same name, might have been the first of the great talkie gangster flicks, but it was held up for release until after that honor was jointly usurped by Little Caesar and Public Enemy. Paul Muni stars as prohibition-era mobster Tony Camonte, a character .. Read more
| Starring | Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff |
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| Director | Howard Hawks |
| Genres | Drama |
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Obviously modelled on Al Capone, with an incestuous sister thrown in, this was perhaps the most vivid film of the gangster cycle, and its revelling in its own sins was not obscured by the subtitle, The Shame of a Nation.
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Perfect ultra-violent gangland drama from pre-code Hollywood
Prior to 1934, American cinema was free and unecumbered by any censorship restrictions. What this meant in practice was that as far as filmic subject matter ... read more »
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acceptable crime drama
The basis of the Brian De Palma overblown, over violent and over acted version of the same name.
This version also is a little over acted and was ... read more »
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Gripping but stagey
Casually chilling violence from an obviously doomed leader. Interesting to see gangsters coming from somewhere other than Warner's, and worth watching, but ... read more »
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The first and greatest Scarface
I think most people think of Pacino up to his nose in coke when they hear the word 'Scarface'. This 1932 version is way better, in my opinion, if you ... read more »
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QUITE GOOD FOR ITS AGE
I have to say that this film was actually not too bad considering how old it was....1932 is quite a long time. I did feel that the story was not made clear ... read more »
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Early Gangster Classic.
Exciting, action packed prohibition melodrama probably stands up better than other contemporary gangster films (Little Caesar, Public Enemy).
A ... read more »
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Ripping!
Bold and brassy, an action film that rips along at a high pace showing little respect for convention or decorum. The film stands as an archetype for so much ... read more »
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dated gangster worth a revisit from time to time
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Scarface
Paul Muni in the title role, as Brooklyn-based gangster Tony Camonte, doesn't come across as being in any sense Italian, but otherwise his performance as a ... read more »
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1932........
I was expecting something good, if a little dated and remote. I was so wrong.
This is the most gripping film I've seen for ages. It's the ... read more »
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