early 1930s such as The Doorway to Hell (1930), Little Caesar (1931) and The Public Enemy (1931). According to Fran Mason of the University of Winchester, Scarface is more similar to the film The Roaring Twenties than its early 1930s gangster film contemporaries because of its excess. References Bibliography Further reading External links Review of film at Variety 1932 films 1932 crime drama films American crime drama films Censored films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films Films about Al Capone Films about dysfunctional families Films about siblings Films based on American novels Films directed by Howard Hawks Films directed by Richard Rosson Films produced by Howard Hughes United States National Film Registry films United Artists films Films with screenplays by Ben Hecht American gangster films Films set in Chicago Films set in the 1920s Films à clef Cultural depictions of Al Capone Cultural depictions of Johnny Torrio Cultural depictions of Bugs Moran Harold B. Lee Library-related film articles Italian-language American films 1930s American films