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Osgood Perkins as John "Johnny" Lovo and Paul Muni as Antonio "Tony" Camonte in a scene from the film's trailer. In 1920s Chicago, an Italian immigrant and ambitious low-level thug Tony "Scarface" Camonte works as a bodyguard for crime lord "Big" Louis Costillo. Siding with Costillo's disgruntled lieutenant Johnny Lovo, Tony guns down his boss.
Antonio "Tony" Camonte is main character in Scarface and the novel of the same name, written by Armitage Trail, where the character is named Tony Guarino. Portrayed by Paul Muni, Tony is loosely inspired by on Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone. In the novel and film, Tony is running the alcohol trade during the prohibition and is gunned down ...
The character is partly based on Tony Camonte, the protagonist of the 1932 film; Camonte was, in turn, an adaptation of Tony Guarino from the 1929 novel, which in turn was a loose fictionalization of real-life Italian-American gangster Al Capone, who was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1899. [2]
Scarface (also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation and The Shame of a Nation) is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster film starring Paul Muni as Antonio "Tony" Camonte. It was produced by Howard Hughes & Howard Hawks, directed by Hawks (with Hughes adding two moralistic scenes directed by Richard Rosson). [2]
Tony Montana has a bloody rags-to-riches story. Home & Garden. Lighter Side
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 ...
Actor Ángel Salazar, best known for his role as Tony Montana's friend in the lauded crime drama "Scarface," has died.He was 68. Salazar's rep Roger Paul confirmed his death in an emailed ...
Geno Silva, the actor best remembered for playing Tony Montana's killer in Scarface, has died. He was 72. The actor died May 9 at home in Los Angeles of complications resulting from frontotemporal ...