Scarface (1932) – Filming Locations
Crime / Action / Drama / Thriller · Directed by Howard Hawks · Starring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak
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.
Where was Scarface filmed?
- Chicago, United States, Chicago – Opening scenes establishing the Prohibition-era Chicago gangster underworld and Tony Camonte's early criminal activity. The film is set in and largely shot around Chicago, capturing the city's streets as the primary backdrop for the gangster narrative during the height of Prohibition
- Los Angeles, United States, Los Angeles – Various exterior sequences filmed in Los Angeles as Chicago stand-in locations. Much of the exterior filming was conducted in Los Angeles on the Paramount lot and city streets, with Los Angeles doubling as Chicago for practical production reasons