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Overview
Release Date:
9 April 1932 (USA) morePlot:
An ambitious and near insanely violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Ugly and brilliant moreCast
(Complete credited 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 |
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Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
93 minCountry:
USAColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
UK:15 (video rating) | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (2005) (DVD) | UK:A (original rating) | Norway:16 (1984) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (re-release) | USA:Passed (original rating) | Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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Tony Camonte: Listen, Little Boy, in this business there's only one law you gotta follow to keep out of trouble: Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doing it. moreSoundtrack:
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Rat-rat-a-tat goes Hawks's direction, opening and closing with a bang, and what's in between is pretty sensational, too. Muni, who could be an awful ham, is just right here -- slick and sexy and a little stupid, a hot-tempered paisano unable to control his ambitions or passions. The incest subplot, never overtly stated but always close to the surface, makes the movie seem startlingly modern. And the dialogue goes snap, snap, snap. The only place the movie stumbles is in a civics-lesson scene where the self-important newspaper editor spells out exactly what's wrong with the criminal justice system of 1932 and delivers his dull speech straight to the camera, like a high school lecture. It's the briefest of lulls in one of the most exciting early talkies, and certainly one of the greatest of all gangster flicks.