 Actor George Raft didnt have to go far for inspiration on how to  play a gangster in this film. He grew up in a New York City slum  along side gangsters "Bugsy" Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Joe Adonis, and  "Lucky" Luciano. In an ironic twist, after the release of Scarface,  many of Rafts gangster pals would come to him for advice on how to  dress, walk, talk, etc.