Scarface
The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster.
1932 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson |
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| Writer: | Armitage Trail, Ben Hecht |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 09, 1932 |
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| Director: | Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson |
| Writer: | Armitage Trail, Ben Hecht |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, chicago, illinois, alcohol, based on novel or book, prohibition era, gang war, gangster, ambition, beer, police, film noir, murder, mobster, black and white, pre-code |
| Production Companies | United Artists, The Caddo Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $600,000
Budget: $800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Muni | Antonio 'Tony' Camonte |
| Ann Dvorak | Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte |
| Karen Morley | Poppy |
| Osgood Perkins | John 'Johnny' Lovo |
| C. Henry Gordon | Insp. Ben Guarino |
| George Raft | Guino Rinaldo |
| Vince Barnett | Angelo |
| Boris Karloff | Gaffney |
| Purnell Pratt | Mr. Garston, publisher |
| Tully Marshall | Managing Editor |
| Inez Palange | Mrs. Camonte |
| Edwin Maxwell | Chief of Detectives |
| Jean Harlow | Blonde at Paradise Club |
| Henry Armetta | Pietro, the Barber (uncredited) |
| Gus Arnheim | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| Eugenie Besserer | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) |
| Maurice Black | Jim, the Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Waiter at Columbia Cafe (uncredited) |
| Virginia Dabney | Mabel (uncredited) |
| William B. Davidson | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) |
| James Durkin | Newspaper Man (uncredited) |
| Bill Elliott | Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) |
| Eddie Fetherston | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Paul Fix | Hood with Gaffney (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Howard Hawks | Man on Bed (uncredited) |
| Brandon Hurst | Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) |
| Sydney Jarvis | Bartender (uncredited) |
| John Kelly | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| John Lee Mahin | MacArthur from the Journal (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Stag Party Janitor (uncredited) |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Frank Mills | Hood (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Night Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Jack Perry | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Pedro Regas | Tony - Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| Warner Richmond | Cesca's Dance Partner (uncredited) |
| Constantine Romanoff | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Hood (uncredited) |
| Bert Starkey | Epstein - Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Helen C. Thompson | Sadie Thompson (uncredited) |
| Nick Thompson | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Theatregoer (uncredited) |
| Harry J. Vejar | Big Louis Costillo (uncredited) |
| Sailor Vincent | One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) |
| Douglas Walton | Cesca's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Stanhope Wheatcroft | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Armitage Trail | Novel |
| Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Eugene Kornman | Still Photographer |
| Gus Arnheim | Music Director |
| Warner Cruze | First Assistant Camera |
| Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| Edward Curtiss | Editor |
| Harry Oliver | Set Decoration |
| Warren Lynch | Camera Operator |
| Howard A. Anderson | Stunts |
| Adolph Tandler | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Roy Clark | Camera Operator |
| Douglass Biggs | Editorial Services |
| Charles Bohny | First Assistant Camera |
| L. William O'Connell | Director of Photography |
| John Lee Mahin | Continuity, Dialogue |
| Howard Hughes | Presenter |
| William Snyder | Sound Engineer |
| Charles Stallings | Production Manager |
| Howard Hawks | Additional Writing, Director |
| Seton I. Miller | Continuity, Dialogue |
| W.R. Burnett | Continuity, Dialogue |
| Lewis Milestone | Additional Editing |
| Richard Rosson | Co-Director |
| Sailor Vincent | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Hughes | Producer |
| Howard Hawks | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 61 | 126 | 31 |
| 2024 | 5 | 139 | 172 | 113 |
| 2024 | 6 | 77 | 142 | 41 |
| 2024 | 7 | 38 | 61 | 25 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 | 56 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 18 |
| 2024 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 19 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 45 | 22 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 914 | 931 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 989 | 989 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 622 | 813 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 880 | 916 |
Geronimo1967
7.0
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!
Jun 13, 2022