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Un giovane killer, Tony Camonte, diventa la guardia del corpo di un boss. Aiutato da un amico, Rinaldo, si impadronisce del potere. Morbosamente innamorato della sorella, Tony compie però l'errore di uccidere Rinaldo, quando viene a sapere che questi ha sposato la ragazza...
L'ascesa e la caduta di un mafioso assetato di potere.
Data rilascio : 09/04/1932
regia di Howard Hawks
Incasso : 600.000,00 $
Cast
-
Paul Muni
- Tony 'Scarface' Camonte -
Ann Dvorak
- Cesca Camonte -
Karen Morley
- Poppy -
Osgood Perkins
- John 'Johnny' Lovo -
C. Henry Gordon
- Insp. Ben Guarino -
George Raft
- Guino Rinaldo -
Vince Barnett
- Angelo -
Boris Karloff
- Gaffney -
Purnell Pratt
- Mr. Garston, publisher -
Tully Marshall
- Managing editor -
Inez Palange
- Mrs. Camonte -
Edwin Maxwell
- Chief of detectives -
Jean Harlow
- Blonde at Paradise Club -
Henry Armetta
- Pietro - Barber (uncredited) -
Gus Arnheim
- Orchestra Leader (uncredited) -
Eugenie Besserer
- Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) -
Maurice Black
- Jim - Headwaiter (uncredited) -
James Conaty
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Gino Corrado
- Waiter at Columbia Cafe (uncredited) -
Virginia Dabney
- Mabel (uncredited) -
William B. Davidson
- Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) -
James Durkin
- Newspaper Man (uncredited) -
Bill Elliott
- Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) -
Eddie Fetherston
- Reporter (uncredited) -
Paul Fix
- Hood with Gaffney (uncredited) -
Dick Gordon
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Howard Hawks
- Man on Bed (uncredited) -
Brandon Hurst
- Citizens Committee Member (uncredited) -
Sydney Jarvis
- Bartender (uncredited) -
John Kelly
- One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) -
John Lee Mahin
- MacArthur from the Journal (uncredited) -
Hank Mann
- Stag Party Janitor (uncredited) -
Frank McLure
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited) -
Frank Mills
- Hood (uncredited) -
William H. O'Brien
- Waiter (uncredited) -
Dennis O'Keefe
- Night Club Patron (uncredited) -
Jack Perry
- One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) -
Pedro Regas
- Tony - Bodyguard (uncredited) -
Warner Richmond
- Cesca's Dance Partner (uncredited) -
Constantine Romanoff
- Henchman (uncredited) -
Ronald R. Rondell
- Hood (uncredited) -
Bert Starkey
- Epstein - Lawyer (uncredited) -
Charles Sullivan
- One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) -
Harry Tenbrook
- One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) -
Helen C. Thompson
- Sadie Thompson (uncredited) -
Nick Thompson
- One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) -
Ellinor Vanderveer
- Theatregoer (uncredited) -
Harry J. Vejar
- Big Louis Costillo (uncredited) -
Sailor Vincent
- One of Costillo's Hoods (uncredited) -
Douglas Walton
- Cesca's Boyfriend (uncredited) -
Stanhope Wheatcroft
- Nightclub Patron (uncredited)