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Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Hawks and Howard Hughes. The screenplay, by Ben Hecht , is based loosely on the novel first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail , which was inspired by Al Capone .
The Thirteenth Guest is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery comedy thriller film, released on August 9, 1932. The film is also known as Lady Beware in the United Kingdom.It is based on the 1929 novel The Thirteenth Guest written by crime fiction author Armitage Trail, [1] best known for the novel Scarface [2] on which the 1932 movie of the same name was based.
The most violent and controversial pre-Code gangster film was undoubtedly Scarface (1932). [52] [53] [54] Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, the film is based on the life of Al Capone. [52] When the film begins, Camonte works for Johnny Lovo but is unhappy being a subordinate, and is attracted to Lovo's girlfriend ...
A stylish leading man in dozens of movies, Raft is remembered for his gangster roles in Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy, Scarface (1932) with Paul Muni, Each Dawn I Die (1939) with James Cagney, Invisible Stripes (1939) with Humphrey Bogart, and Billy Wilder's comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon; and as a ...
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 20,000 Years in Sing Sing: Michael Curtiz: Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Louis Calhern: Drama: Warner Bros. [1] 70,000 Witnesses: Ralph Murphy: Dorothy Jordan, Phillips Holmes, Charlie Ruggles
The 5th Academy Awards were conducted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on November 18, 1932, [7] at a ceremony held at The Ambassador Hotel [7] in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Conrad Nagel. [7] Films screened in Los Angeles between August 1, 1931, and July 31, 1932, were eligible to receive awards. [7 ...
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Antonio "Tony" Montana is the main character in Scarface and the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours, portrayed by Al Pacino in the film and voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the video game. Oliver Stone came up with the name by combining the last name of his then-favourite football player ( Joe Montana ) and the first name from the main ...