Scarface (1932 film)

Scarface also known as Scarface The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation is a 1932 American PreCode gangster film starring Paul Muni as Antonio Tony Camonte. It was produced by Howard Hughes and Howard Hawks and directed by Hawks and Richard Rosson. The story is based on Armitage Trails 1929 novel of the same name, which is loosely based on the rise and fall of Al Capone. The film features Ann Dvorak as Camontes sister, and also stars Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins, and Boris Karloff. The plot centers on gang warfare and police intervention when rival gangs fight over control of Chicago. A version of the St. Valentines Day massacre is also depicted.

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant Antonio Tony Camonte Paul Muni acts on the orders of Italian mafioso John Johnny Lovo Osgood Perkins and kills Big Louis Costillo Harry J. Vejar, the leading crime boss of the citys South Side. Johnny then takes control of the South Side with Tony as his key lieutenant, selling large amounts of illegal beer to speakeasies and muscling in on bars run by rival outfits. However, Johnny repeatedly warns Tony not to mess with the Irish gangs led by OHara who runs the North Side. Tony soon starts ignoring these orders, shooting up bars belonging to OHara, and attracting the attention of the police and rival gangsters. Johnny realizes that Tony is out of control and has ambitions to take his position.Meanwhile, Tony pursues Johnnys girlfriend Poppy Karen Morley with increasing confidence. At first, she is dismissive of him but pays him more attention as his reputation rises. At one point, she visits his gaudy apartment where he shows her his view of an electric billboard advertising Cooks Tours, which features the slogan that has inspired him The World is Yours. ........

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