Movie Information
Overall Rank: 2937
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 53
Theatrical Release Date: 04/09/1932
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, George Raft, Vince Barnett, Boris Karloff, Edwin Maxwell
Plot: An emigrant during prohibition climbs up the chain of command in the mob
business to become a ruthless gangster only to be brought down by what
brought him to the top.
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Rating of
3.5/4
SIngli6 - wrote on 01/05/2015
Howard Hawks' landmark gangster picture is an orgy of glamourous, pre-Hays code violence. It inevitably ditches the moral complexity of earlier crime films like 1927's Underworld due to tightening pressures from censors, but still displays a far more decadent streak than any of its Production Code-friendly successors would dare. Highly recommended viewing.
Rating of
1/4
Allison - wrote on 12/21/2007
Paul Muni is not Al Pacino. It's not his fault, but this film is probably one of the only ones that isn't nearly as good as its remake.
Rating of
2.5/4
Alex - wrote on 07/04/2007
Despite its similarities to the 80's version, this one is not as good (thankfully not as long though), and not as detailed. I still kind of like seeing the differences. I can see what could have been and the reason for a remake.
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