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Arpinaama

Original title: Scarface
  • 1932
  • K-12
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
31K
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Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Arpinaama (1932)
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An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.

  • Directors
    • Howard Hawks
    • Richard Rosson
  • Writers
    • Armitage Trail
    • Ben Hecht
    • Seton I. Miller
  • Stars
    • Paul Muni
    • Ann Dvorak
    • Karen Morley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Howard Hawks
      • Richard Rosson
    • Writers
      • Armitage Trail
      • Ben Hecht
      • Seton I. Miller
    • Stars
      • Paul Muni
      • Ann Dvorak
      • Karen Morley
    • 427User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Trailer 2:39
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    Photos145

    Vince Barnett, Paul Muni, and Tony Camonte in Arpinaama (1932)
    Ann Dvorak and Paul Muni in Arpinaama (1932)
    Ann Dvorak in Arpinaama (1932)
    Paul Muni in Arpinaama (1932)
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    Ann Dvorak and Paul Muni in Arpinaama (1932)
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    Cast58

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    Paul Muni
    Paul Muni
    • Tony
    Ann Dvorak
    Ann Dvorak
    • Cesca
    Karen Morley
    Karen Morley
    • Poppy
    Osgood Perkins
    Osgood Perkins
    • Lovo
    C. Henry Gordon
    C. Henry Gordon
    • Guarino
    George Raft
    George Raft
    • Rinaldo
    Vince Barnett
    Vince Barnett
    • Angelo
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Gaffney
    Purnell Pratt
    Purnell Pratt
    • Publisher
    Tully Marshall
    Tully Marshall
    • Managing Editor
    Inez Palange
    Inez Palange
    • Tony's Mother
    Edwin Maxwell
    Edwin Maxwell
    • Detective Chief
    Henry Armetta
    Henry Armetta
    • Pietro - Barber
    • (uncredited)
    Gus Arnheim
    • Orchestra Leader
    • (uncredited)
    Eugenie Besserer
    Eugenie Besserer
    • Citizens Committee Member
    • (uncredited)
    Maurice Black
    Maurice Black
    • Jim - Headwaiter
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    William Burress
    William Burress
    • Judge (alternate ending)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Howard Hawks
      • Richard Rosson
    • Writers
      • Armitage Trail
      • Ben Hecht
      • Seton I. Miller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Screenwriter Ben Hecht was a former Chicago journalist familiar with the city's Prohibition-era gangsters, including Al Capone. During the filming, Hecht returned to his Los Angeles hotel room one night to find two Capone torpedoes waiting for him. The gangsters demanded to know if the movie was about Capone. Hecht assured them it wasn't, saying that the character Tony Camonte was based on gangsters like "Big" Jim Colosimo and Charles Dion O'Bannion. "Then why is the movie called Scarface?" one of the hoods demanded. "Everyone will think it's about Capone!" "That's the reason," said Hecht. "If you call the movie Arpinaama (1932), people will think it's about Capone and come to see it. It's part of the racket we call show business." The Capone hoods, who appreciated the value of a scam, left the hotel placated.
    • Goofs
      In the alternate ending, Tony is sentenced to hang December 10, 1931. The method of execution in Illinois in 1931 was electrocution. The last judicial hanging in Illinois occurred in 1928.
    • Quotes

      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.

    • Crazy credits
      "This picture is an indictment of gang rule in America and of the callous indifference of the government to this constantly increasing menace to our safety and our liberty. Every incident in this picture is the reproduction of an actual occurence, and the purpose of this picture is to demand of the government: "What are you going to do about it?". The government is your government. What are YOU going to do about it?
    • Alternate versions
      Due to censorship requirements in several states, a second ending was shot after the film was finished, in which Camonte doesn't try an escape, but is sentenced to death and finally executed on the gallows. This alternate ending was shown only during the original 1932 theatrical run in certain states. All prints, home video, and television versions in current circulation use director Howard Hawks' ending, in which Camonte tries to escape and is shot down. The DVD includes the alternate ending as a bonus feature.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)
    • Soundtracks
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      (1914)

      Written by W.C. Handy

      Played by Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra for dancing

    User reviews427

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    10/10
    Muni, Robinson and Cagney
    Inevitably, Scarface will be compared with the near-contemporary gangster films, Little Caesar and Public Enemy, and Paul Muni with their stars Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney. What does it tell us about that era: that all three careers took off with portrayals of gang leaders? The three performances significantly differ. Robinson rises to the top by the use of a crafty intelligence as well as violence; Cagney by a type of shrewdness and personal charisma. Paul Muni's Tony Comonte is neither intelligent nor personable; his manners are crude; and at times he is almost childlike in his behavior: for instance, when he is enjoying a play and is interrupted after the second act, summoned to do another killing,and leaves a henchman behind, who can tell him later how it came out, then is delighted to hear that the "guy with the collar" didn't get the girl; rather, the rougher suitor. He can be described as cunning and animistic: a young wolf who eliminates any rival who stands in his way; finally the leader of the pack One can be moved by Robinson's last words, "Is this the end of Little Caesar?" or by Cagney's body falling through the open door of his family home, he having been killed off-screen. Comonte's death is that of a trapped or cornered animal, wordless in a beautifully staged sequence,as brutal as his life, depicted for the audience in every detail. Of the three portrayals, Muni's comes across to me as the most chilling, in its enactment of instinctive evil. How ironic that He would later win his greatest fame for his performances as Emile Zola and Louis Pasteur.
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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Scarface - Chicagos siste gangster
    • Filming locations
      • Metropolitan Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Polyphony Digital
      • The Caddo Company
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,308,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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