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"Scarface", belongs to the trio of classic gangster films with "Public Enemy", and "Little Caesar", of the early thirties that defined forever what a gangster or crime tale should like like.Even all these years later "Scarface" cuts a vivid and often frightening picture in its depiction of one ruthless crime boss and the means he uses to make his way in the world. Being of the pre code era "Scarface", in some respects has a surprisingly modern and non sentimental feel to it which makes it really entertaining viewing even today.
Paul Muni had one of his most memorable screen roles in "Scarface' as Tony Camonte a small time hood who by most often ruthless methods, manages to climb up the crime ladder to be one of the crime bosses involved in everything from paybacks to illegal bootlegging. The film chronicles his seedy rise from small time thieving and intimidation to where he undermines his old "boss" and takes over all his underworld operations, to where he becomes the crime boss of the city while destroying everyone who loyally supported him on his rise. Loosely modelled on the Al Capone character Tony Camonte is a highly unlikeable character and it's to Paul Muni's great credit that he manages to instill in the character as much dimension as is possible in an individual that possesses few redeeming qualities. He begins as a cocky nobody out for anything he can get, developing into a more polished crime lord till his fall when he becomes the sniverling pathetic individual that was always lurking beneath the surface. It is a terrific performance which cemented Muni's stardom for the decade and placed him forever with the all time gangster greats like Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. Paul Muni would go on to create many memorable pieces of work in such diverse films as "I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang", "The Story of Louis Pasteur", and "The Good Earth",among others, but this performance is the one he would always be most remembered for.
The film has a gritty hard look about it and never compromises on showing the violent, unsafe and indeed terrifying underworld and the ruthless individuals that peopled it. Murders, incest, betrayal and illicit sex are all portrayed here with few attempts to gloss over the truth. "Scarface" contains many memorable performances, first and foremost in one of his best performances George Raft as the ruthless sidekick to Tony, Guino Rinaldo who pays the ultimate price for crossing Tony in his plans and falling for his little sister. His supposed real life gangster connections give Raft a glowing realism here and his trademark tossing of a coin was unforgettably sent up years later in Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot". Ann Dvorak as Tony's over sexed sister Cesca who also has a vividly incestious realtionship with her brother is another memorable and no holds bared character who would never have been allowed in films in just a few years after this film was made. She is a very sexual creature that holds her brothers love above all else and is even willing in the end to help kill for him. Karen Morley strikes an unforgettable impression as the cold as ice moll of first Johnny Love Tony's gangster boss, and when he outlives his usefullness, of Tony himeslf. She is slick, cold blooded and someone who revels in violence and hard company. Her's is an unforgettable performance and one of the best female characters to appear in any of the 1930's gangster films as she is her own boss and decides what she wants to do herself with no help from any man. The film has many violent scenes of gang warfare, mass killings, car chases, characters outliving their usefulness to Tony and being eliminated, and seduction. It's a vivid tale that will stick in your memory long after the fantastic final shoot out when Tony meets his richly deserved end.
These pre-code efforts by studios like Warner Bros. and Universal hold up very well even today and "Scarface" has justly been considered a memorable classic since its release in 1932. Weakly remade in the 1980's, the Howard Hawks version starring Paul Muni is still the one to see. With its warts and all, no holds barred look at the seamy side of a gangster's life it is unsurpassed. For a slice of underworld life I highly recommend that you sit back and savour the delights of the violent yet extremely entertaining 1932 version of "Scarface".
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One of the greatest (if not THE greatest) gangster films of all time, Scarface outdistances the 80's remake as surely as Van Sant's PSYCHO is outshined by its predecessor.
Paul Muni stars as Tony, a ruthless neandrathal-like thug with a heater and a three piece suit who systematically takes over the illegitimate business of his goin' soft employer one burrough at a time. George Raft is the epitome of slick, wolfish cool (check out the coin flipping, which Billy Wilder had Raft scoff at years later in SOME LIKE IT HOT, in a nod to this movie) as Guino, Tony's right hand man, and Ann Dvorak as Tony's off-kilter sister is one of the most seductive women ever to be cast in light and shadow. Plus you've got Boris Karloff doing a turn as an Irish mobster...nice.
Surprisingly fast paced and brutal (great car chases -ever see a Model T roll down a hill?), this is spectacularly captured in black and white. There is a bit of `What're YOU gonna do about it?' preaching in the middle (the DA actually points at the audience as he delivers his tirade against crime), but so what? This one hits and hits hard. A year later the film commission would never allow the incest and the violence (in subsequent showings, a scene was actually tacked on the end in which Tony was brought in alive, and a stand-in filmed from the back stood in handcuffs before a finger wagging judge who sentences him to life in the cooler -or is it execution, I forget? - for his crimes) in later American films.
For a real hoot, pay close attention to the screen - there is a corresponding `X' somewhere in the frame every time somebody gets killed!
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The life and death of a Chicago gangster in the twenties. Famous for it's silvery cinematography by Lee Garmes and it's unique stylish touches by director Howard Hawks, SCARFACE is an exceptionally intelligent, sometimes frightening, thrilling and provocative motion picture from the Hollywood of 1932. Obviously modeled on Al Capone with an incestuous sister thrown in, this is probably the most vivid of all the gangster epics of the 193O's. It's revelling in its own sins wasn't obscured by its subtitle THE SHAME OF A NATION. Produced by Howard Hughes and scripted by Ben Hecht (who won an AA) the movie made a star of Polish-born Paul Muni, and as Cesca, Ann Dvorak deservedly won kudos from the critics. Muni is perfectly cast as Tony Camonte: he moves sluggishly as if only the part of his brain which is evil generates his physical movements. Karen Morley, an underrated actress is exceptional as Poppy, the ice-cool blonde gun moll. She's a violence-craving chippie who is turned on by power and killing. The famous scene where slinky, sexy Ann Dvorak seduces George Raft - i.e. asking him whether he likes the steamy jazz music as she shimmies - was based on an actual incident: it plays beautifully. Legend says that Al Capone himself owned a print of SCARFACE and saw it perhaps a half dozen times: he was mesmorised at its authenticity in that many lines spoken by Muni and others came right out the mouths of real-life gangsters!
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Crazysexycool is the best way I can describe Paul Muni's character in Scarface. Muni,as always is excellent. He takes a ruthless,coldblooded killer and gives him likeablilty and appeal. Except for the "moral lecture" in the middle, the movie is great. That scene was added to satisfy the censors in 1932. Director Howard Hawks said that the scene made him want to puke. If you see the movie, you will see what he means. It only serves to slow down the pace of the movie. Otherwise, I love it. My favorite scene is when Tony first gets a machine gun. He's like a kid with a new toy. He's says "out of my way while I spit" and procedes to mow the place down. I also love the scene where Tony and his entourage swagger into the nightclub. He is the epitome of cool. At that moment he is a man on top of the world. At the end when he is reduced to a sniveling coward and is mowed down in the street just as he deserved to be, I still found myself liking the guy!
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This movie was really very good. The acting was pure and realistic. Paul Muni was actually very handsome. Maybe it's because of the bad boy image. His sister on the other hand, resembled Betty Boop. The characters played their parts very well. It was believable and exciting. This gangster movie is a true gangster flick, and is worth seeing.
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