Scarface (1932)
| Release Date | 31 March 1932 |
| Other Names | The Shame of a NationScarface, the Shame of the Nation |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Gangster Film, Film a Clef, Crime Drama |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Rise and Fall Stories |
| Tones | Visceral, Rousing, Harsh, Tense |
| Tags | Bootlegger, Gang War, Gangster, Mob Boss, Organized Crime, Sister |
Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American gangster film produced by Howard Hughes, directed by Howard Hawks and Richard Rosson, and written by Ben Hecht based on the 1929 novel of the same by Armitage Trail. The film stars Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, C. Henry Gordon, George Raft, Vince Barnett, Edwin Maxwell, and Boris Karloff. One of a number of Pre-Code crime films, the film centers on gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of a city.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Inez Palange
Mrs. Camonte
William Burress
Judge
Gino Corrado
Waiter at Columbia Cafe
Eddie Fetherston
Reporter
Gus Arnheim And His Orchestra
Paradise Club orchestra
John Kelly
Costillo's hood
Jack Perry
Costillo's hood
Warner Richmond
Cesca's dance partner
Bert Starkey
Epstein, lawyer
Charles Sullivan
Costillo's hood
Harry Tenbrook
Costillo's hood
Helen C. Thompson
Sadie Thompson
Harry J. Vejar
Big Louis Costillo
Director
Richard Rosson
Writer
Armitage Trail
Fred Pasley
uncredited
W.R. Burnett
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Producer
Cinematographer
L. William O'Connell
Editor
Edward Curtiss
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Set Decorator
Production Manager
Charles Stallings
production manager
Sound Department
William Snyder
sound engineer
Camera and Electrical Department
Howard A. Anderson
process photographer
Roy Clark
camera operator
Warner Cruze
assistant camera
Eugene Kornman
still photographer
Warren Lynch
camera operator
Editorial Department
Douglass Biggs
editorial advisor
Music Department
Adolph Tandler
musical director
Other Crew
W.R. Burnett
continuity
E.B. Derr
supervisor
Lincoln Quarberg
general press representative
Production Company
The Caddo Company
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Distributor
United Artists
Atlantic Pictures Corporation
Astor Pictures Corporation
MCA Home Video
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures Benelux
Universal Pictures Finland Oy
CIC Vídeo
Silver Screens
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Miscellaneous
Metropolitan Sound Studios
sound
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