Scarface (1932)

Release: March 31, 1932

Key lieutenant of South Side Chicago crime boss Johnny Lovo (Osgood Perkins), Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) is an ambitious and reckless gangster who ignores warnings not to mess with Irish gangs on the North Side. When the North Side retaliates, Tony essentially massacres them, leaving him on top of the world. Worried about Tony's overconfidence, however, Johnny orders him killed, but this also backfires, and Tony finds himself even closer to becoming king of the city. It was later remade as the 1983 film of the same title starring Al Pacino.

Trailers

1979 theatrical re-release trailer from Universal.

Posters

Quotes

Tony Camonte: "There's only one thing that gets orders and gives orders. [points to Tommy Gun] And this is it. That's how I got the south side for you, and that's how I'm gonna get the north side for you. It's a typewriter. I'm gonna write my name all over this town with it, in big letters!"

John 'Johnny' Lovo: "Hey, stop him somebody!"

Tony Camonte: "Get out of my way Johnny, I'm gonna spit! [starts firing]"

Added By: Clint_Olson

Tony Camonte: "[Angelo is answering the phone for Tony] Hey, hey. Get a name. Get a name."

Angelo: "[speaking into telephone] What's your name? No, no, I no wanna know what's your brother's name, I wanna know what's your name."

Angelo: "[angrily] Oh, you do, huh? Listen, I come on over there, I smack you right in the teeth! I get you, you brother..."

Tony Camonte: "Hey! What's the matter? That's no way to talk. Talk nice. Tell him to state his business."

Angelo: "Go state your business! [hangs up phone]"

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Insp. Ben Guarino: "I told you you'd show up this way. Get you in a jam without a gun and you squeal like a yellow rat. Come on, climb into this [handcuffs]"

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Title Card: "[opening message] This picture is an indictment of gang rule in America and of the callous indifference of the government to this constantly increasing menace to our safety and our liberty. Every incident in this picture is the reproduction of an actual occurrence, and the purpose of this picture is to demand of the government: 'What are you going to do about it?' The government is your government. What are YOU going to do about it?"

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Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte: "The police are here for you! It's all my fault, I shouldn't have come..."

Tony Camonte: "Your fault, my fault, who cares? So long as you're here."

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Tony Camonte: "[smashes the window] Just changing the name on the door."

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Tony Camonte: "I don't know nothin'. I don't see nothin'. I don't hear nothin'. When I do I don't tell the cops. Understand?"

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Tony Camonte: "You see that? [a sign outside the window reads: THE WORLD IS YOURS. COOK TOURS] Someday I look at that sign and I say, "Okay, she's mine.""

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Tony Camonte: "Listen, Little Boy, in this business there's only one law you gotta follow to keep out of trouble: Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doing it."

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