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Scarface (1932) |
Depression Prohibition gangsters and George Raft flips coins
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The 1932 film "Scarface" is loosely based on the story of Al Capone,
the chief of Chicago's Prohibition era (1920-1933) liquor production and sale.
Paul Muni portrays Tony Camonte, a would-be chief of the operation.
His assistant Guino Rinaldo, portrayed by George Raft, likes to flip coins.
At one point the coin he flips appears to have the obverse of a Morgan silver dollar.
George Raft would do his coin flipping act in many films and other films had
imitation coin flippers.
1. Title
Tony Camonte is the title character, a would-be chief of the illegal liquor business.
2. Tony Camonte
Tony's assistant is Guino who always likes to flip coins.
3. Guino flips a coin
Tony is very conservative about his sister Cesca's lifestyle and does not want her to date men.
She has seen Guino around and has been trying to entice him.
4. Cesca watches Guino
Guino and some children are watching an organ grinder act.
Cesca throws Guino a silver dollar sized coin.
Guino proceeds to flipping it.
5. Guino flips a dollar
He gives the coin to the organ grinder and pulls out another dollar.
6. Guino's dollar
The coin appears to have the obverse of a Morgan silver dollar.
These coins were common in the 1920's and 1930's.
Tony acquires Poppy, a deceased gangster's mistress.
7. Tony and Poppy
Tony takes Poppy to his apartment and points to a large neon billboard outside the apartment.
The sign reads "Cooks Tours - The World is Yours" and he adopts the phrase as a motto.
Tony and his men begin eliminating other racketeers, first the ones in the south side of the city,
and later ones in the north side. Tom Gaffney controls the north side.
8. Tom Gaffney handles his gun
Gangsters have begun importing machine guns for their battles.
Tony's gang soon acquires the weapons.
9. Tony with his gun
Tony finds out that Cesca is living with a man and goes to visit them.
10. Tony visits Cesca
Tony encounters Guino who again flips a coin. Tony's reply is a gunshot.
11. The last coin flip
Guino dies while Cesca is crying that they were married.
The police find out about this "family" shooting and get a warrant for Tony's arrest.
12. The police arrive at Tony's apartment
A gun battle ensues and Cesca is wounded.
13. Tony comforts Cesca
Tony runs out of the building and is shot.
14. The end of Tony
15. The World is Yours
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Paul Muni as Antonio "Tony" Camonte
George Raft as Guino "Little Boy" Rinaldo
Ann Dvorak as Francesca "Cesca" Camonte
Karen Morley as Poppy (Tony's mistress)
Boris Karloff as Tom Gaffney
C. Henry Gordon as Police Inspector Ben Guarino
Edwin Maxwell as Chief of Detectives
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: W.R. Burnett, John Lee Mahin, Seton I. Miller, Ben Hecht
Based on Armitage Trail's 1930 novel Scarface
George Raft as Guino "Little Boy" Rinaldo
Ann Dvorak as Francesca "Cesca" Camonte
Karen Morley as Poppy (Tony's mistress)
Boris Karloff as Tom Gaffney
C. Henry Gordon as Police Inspector Ben Guarino
Edwin Maxwell as Chief of Detectives
Writers: W.R. Burnett, John Lee Mahin, Seton I. Miller, Ben Hecht
Based on Armitage Trail's 1930 novel Scarface
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