Scarface (1932)
Long before Brian De Palma and Al Pacino there was this original gangster film which was directed by Howard Hawks and produced by Howard Hughes. A young man looks to take control of the bootlegging business in his city by any means necessary.
Loosely based on the live of Al Capone this film had a terrible time trying to get by the censors for the realistic violence it showed which while ground breaking at the time does not seem overly violent to modern eyes. While the film is not the most nuanced example of story telling it does hold up even if it could have done with some more character depth in places. In the end this is one of the classic gangster films that highlighted the rising issues with organised crime.
4/5
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