---
title: 'Scarface (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Howard Hawks'
released: '1932-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/scarface-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023427/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Scarface (1932)

1932 · PG · 93 min · Drama, Action, Mystery, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Scarface is a 1932 American pre-Code gangster action 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 film stars Paul Muni as Italian immigrant gangster Antonio "Tony" Camonte who violently rises through the Chicago gangland, with a supporting cast that includes George Raft and Boris Karloff. Camonte's rise to power dovetails with his relentless pursuit of his boss's mistress while his sister pursues his best hitman. In an overt tie to the life of Capone, a version of the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is depicted.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks), [Richard Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-rosson)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks), [Ben Hecht](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-hecht), [Seton I. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/seton-i-miller), [W. R. Burnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/w-r-burnett), [John Lee Mahin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lee-mahin)
- **Producer:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks), [Howard Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hughes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shelton Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelton-brooks)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)
- **Editor:** [Edward Curtiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-curtiss)

## Cast

- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Brandon Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-hurst)
- [Osgood Perkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/osgood-perkins)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [C. Henry Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-henry-gordon)
- [Douglas Walton](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-walton)
- [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks)
- [Eugenie Besserer](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenie-besserer)
- [Nick Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-thompson-2)
- [Purnell Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/purnell-pratt)
- [George Raft](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-raft)
- [Karen Morley](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-morley)
- [Maurice Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-black)
- [Gino Corrado](https://cinepixo.com/people/gino-corrado)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/scarface-1932
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