The story of organized crime's brutal control over Chicago during the Prohibition era. Academy Award winner Paul Muni gives an electrifying performance as Tony Camonte, an ambitious criminal with a ruthless drive to be the city's top crime boss.

• 1 hr 35 min
• Directed by

  Howard Hawks
• Written by W.R. Burnett, W.R. Burnett, Howard Hawks, Ben Hecht, John Lee Mahin, John Lee Mahin, Seton I. Miller, Seton I. Miller, Fred Pasley, Armitage Trail

• Starring

  Paul Muni

  ,

  Ann Dvorak

  ,

  Karen Morley

  ,

  Osgood Perkins

  ,

  C. Henry Gordon

  ,

  George Raft

  ,

  Vince Barnett

  ,

  Boris Karloff

  ,

  Purnell B. Pratt

  ,

  Tully Marshall

  ,

  Edwin Maxwell

  ,

  Paul Fix

  ,

  Hank Mann

  ,

  Dennis O'keefe

  ,

  Henry Armetta

  ,

  Maurice Black