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.
Directed by Howard Hawks
chicago, illinois
sibling relationship
based on novel or book
police
prohibition era
alcohol
gangster
gang war
beer
ambition
film noir
murder
mobster
black and white
pre-code
audacious
Rank
#3 in 1932·#2479 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
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
Crew
Howard Hawks
Director
Richard Rosson
Co-Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Howard Hawks
Producer
Howard Hughes
Producer
W.R. Burnett
Dialogue
Lewis Milestone
Additional Editing
Howard Hawks
Additional Writing
John Lee Mahin
Dialogue
Seton I. Miller
Dialogue
Sailor Vincent
Stunts
W.R. Burnett
Continuity
Popular Reviews
275 reviews
Kinoman4ek
6.0★ · 09/13/25
My first movie from 1930s It wasn't bad for their time but could be better
My first movie from 1930s It wasn't bad for their time but could be better
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Niamh Carruthers PRO
9.0★ · 09/27/23
i watched this in a lecture hall and the gun shots were so loud my head actually ached
i watched this in a lecture hall and the gun shots were so loud my head actually ached
Laura
6.0★ · 05/01/26
“j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'cailloux sous ma semelle j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'euros chaque semaine” - Zola
“j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'cailloux sous ma semelle j’ai des milliers, j'ai des milliers d'euros chaque semaine” - Zola
SurrealTeal
9.0★ · 04/20/26
Simultaneously very different and very similar to the remake, and I love both! This was amazing! If you liked the 80s version I recommend this one :)
Simultaneously very different and very similar to the remake, and I love both! This was amazing! If you liked the 80s version I recommend this one :)
