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Scarface
1932 · Film · 93 min
Directed by Howard Hawks
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
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Used the demo app:
Q: Who directed Scarface? A: - 1983 film (most commonly referred to): Directed by Brian De Palma. - 1932 original version: Directed by Michael Curtiz.
This is wrong. The 1932 movie is by Howard Hawks.
I think it's a good read. I question its historical perspective. Pre-code Hollywood had many of the elements that the author suggest didn't start appearing until the 1970s and 1980s. Compare this statement from the essay:
> It wasn't too long ago that killing was dirty work for grown-ups. Once the westerns died, and Vietnam reminded Americans that it's not always easy to spot the villains, movie and TV heroes who killed lots of sumbitches were grim grown-ups
with this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Code_Hollywood :
> Gangsters in films like The Public Enemy, Little Caesar, and Scarface were seen by many as heroic rather than evil.