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.
Paul Muni
as Antonio 'Tony' Camonte
Ann Dvorak
as Francesca 'Cesca' Camonte
Karen Morley
as Poppy
Osgood Perkins
as John 'Johnny' Lovo
C. Henry Gordon
as Insp. Ben Guarino
George Raft
as Guino Rinaldo
Vince Barnett
as Angelo
Boris Karloff
as Gaffney
Purnell Pratt
as Mr. Garston, publisher
Tully Marshall
as Managing Editor
Inez Palange
as Mrs. Camonte
Edwin Maxwell
as Chief of Detectives