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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 ...
Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino. [6] It is a remake of the 1932 film, [7] [8] [9] in turn based on the novel first published in 1930 by Armitage Trail.
Maurice R. Coons (July 18, 1902 – October 10, 1930), known by the pen name Armitage Trail, was an American pulp fiction author, known best for his 1929 novel Scarface.This novel was based on the life of gangster Al Capone, and was adapted as the 1932 film Scarface directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hughes. [1]
Some critics have named Scarface (1932) as the most incendiary pre-Code gangster film. [125] [126] Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, the film is partially based on the life of Al Capone and incorporates details of Capone's biography into the storyline. [125] The production of Scarface was troubled
Paul Muni (born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund; September 22, 1895 [1] – August 25, 1967) was an American stage and film actor from Chicago.He started his acting career in the Yiddish theater and during the 1930s, he was considered one of the most prestigious actors at the Warner Bros. studio and was given the rare privilege of choosing his own parts.
Palange performed in the first Italian language dialogue film, Sei tu l'amore?, released in 1930. [2]Palange played the mother of a gangster in Scarface.Her dialogue with the character of her American-born daughter in which she warns against her son's character has been described as portraying two conflicting character traits, her Old World wisdom in seeing through her son's facade but ...