SCARFACE (Last Remaining Seats) $15-$18 June 27, 2007

$18 General
$15 LA Conservancy Members

(United Artists, 1932, 93 minutes, black/white)

Paul Muni thrilled audiences with his riveting performance as the title character in this notorious gangland tale of power, incest, and betrayal. Set in 1920s Chicago, the film’s lurid content sparked a legendary censorship firestorm that ultimately led producer Howard Hughes to pull the film from circulation for decades. Remade in 1981 with Al Pacino in the Muni role, the original remains an iconic standard of the gangster movie genre. Directed by Howard Hawks; co-starring George Raft, Ann Dvorak, Boris Karloff, and Karen Morley.
Print courtesy Universal Pictures; film still courtesy of Universal Pictures from the collection of Christina Rice

Special Program: Popular swing band Mora’s Modern Rhythmists performs tunes of the 1930s featuring music by Gus Arnheim. Also on the program is the Hearst Metrotone News from December 24, 1932.
Print courtesy of The UCLA Film and Television Archive

Evening Sponsor: NBC Universal

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