Scarface
Scarface VHS cover
Directed by	Howard Hawks
Produced by	Howard Hughes
Written by	Armitage Trail (novel) Ben Hecht Seton I. Miller John Lee Mahin W.R. Burnett
Starring	Paul Muni Ann Dvorak George Raft
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	April 9, 1932 (USA)
Running time	93 min.
Language	English Italian
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Scarface (also known as Scarface, the Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 gangster film of the Pre-Code era which tells the story of gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of a city. It stars Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon, George Raft, Vince Barnett and Boris Karloff. It was directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hughes. Image File history File links Scarface1932. ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. ... Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was a prolific Hollywood screenwriter, even though he professed disdain for the motion picture industry. ... John Lee Mahin, (August 23, 1902 - April 18, 1984) was a prolific screenwriter and producer. ... William Ripley Burnett (November 25, 1899 - April 25, 1982), often credited as W.R. Burnett, is a novelist and screenwriter. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund to a Jewish family in Lwow, Galicja, an ethnically Polish part of the then-Austro-Hungarian Empire... Ann Dvorak (born August 2, 1911; died December 10, 1979) was an American film actress. ... Raft in They Drive by Night George Raft (September 26, 1895 - November 24, 1980) was an American film actor most closely identified with his portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... Gangster film is a film genre which features gangster characters, such as members of the Mafia and inner city street gangs. ... Clara Bow on the cover of Sin in Soft Focus, a book by Mark A. Vieira about pre-Code Hollywood. ... Paul Muni photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 Paul Muni (September 22, 1895 – August 25, 1967) was an Academy Award-winning versatile actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood, Born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund to a Jewish family in Lwow, Galicja, an ethnically Polish part of the then-Austro-Hungarian Empire... Ann Dvorak (born August 2, 1911; died December 10, 1979) was an American film actress. ... Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 - March 8, 2003) was an American film actress. ... Osgood Perkins (May 16, 1892 - September 21, 1937) was an American actor. ... Raft in They Drive by Night George Raft (September 26, 1895 - November 24, 1980) was an American film actor most closely identified with his portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Boris Karloff (November 23, 1887 in East Dulwich, London, England – February 2, 1969) was an English actor best known for his roles in horror films. ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. ...

The movie was adapted by Ben Hecht, Fred Pasley, (uncredited), Seton I. Miller, John Lee Mahin, W.R. Burnett and Howard Hawks (uncredited) from the novel by Armitage Trail. Ben Hecht (February 28, 1894 – April 18, 1964) was a prolific Hollywood screenwriter, even though he professed disdain for the motion picture industry. ... John Lee Mahin, (August 23, 1902 - April 18, 1984) was a prolific screenwriter and producer. ... William Ripley Burnett (November 25, 1899 - April 25, 1982), often credited as W.R. Burnett, is a novelist and screenwriter. ... Howard Hawks Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ...

The film is loosely based upon the life of Al Capone (whose nickname was "Scarface"). Capone was rumored to have liked the film so much that he had his own copy of it. Capone redirects here. ...

The film was completed in 1930 but censors would not allow its release until 1932, because of concerns that it glorified the gangster lifestyle and showed too much violence. Several scenes had to be edited, the subtitle "The Shame of the Nation" as well as a text introduction and epilogue had to be added, and the ending had to be modified. Howard Hawks disowned this version and it was created without his input. In the modified ending, the main gangster goes to trial and is hanged; in the original ending, which is also the one usually shown today, the gangster is shot dead by police.

Two other gangster movies produced at about the same time were Little Caesar (1931) and The Public Enemy (1931). Gangster film is a film genre which features gangster characters, such as members of the Mafia and inner city street gangs. ... Little Caesar is a 1931 crime film made during the Pre-Code era which tells the story of a man who works his way up the ranks of the mob until he reaches its upper heights. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... The Public Enemy is a 1931 crime drama film made in the Pre-Code era about a young mans rise in the criminal underworld in prohibition-era urban America. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

The film Scarface has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. It was named the best American sound film by critic/director Jean-Luc Godard in Cahiers du Cinéma. The character of Tony Camonte ranked at number 47 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains list. The Great Hall interior. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ... Jean-Luc Godard (photograph by David Horvitz) Jean-Luc Godard (born 3 December 1930 in Paris) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave. Born in Paris to Franco-Swiss parents, he was educated in Nyon, later studying at... Cahiers du cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Lo Duca. ... AFIs 100 Years. ...

Scarface was remade in 1983 by Brian De Palma in a modern day setting. Scarface is a 1983 motion picture remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks gangster film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, a fictional Cuban refugee who comes to Florida in 1980 as a result of the Mariel Boatlift. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian De Palma The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ...

The Aviator

In the 2004 biopic The Aviator, starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Scarface is briefly mentioned, and its poster is seen in Howard Hughes's office building. The Aviator is an Academy Award-winning 2004 biographical drama film, directed by Martin Scorsese. ... Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, born November 11, 1974), is an American actor. ... Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. ...

References

External links

• Scarface (1932) at the Internet Movie Database