The Scarface sub-series (1930-1963) is comprised of materials pertaining to the production process and censorship issues of The Caddo Company's April 9, 1932 release of Scarface, also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation. The materials in this sub-series consist of administrative, advertising and publicity, distribution, editing, legal, and production and direction, and story development records. Types of materials include newspaper clipping bound volumes, correspondence, forewards, contracts, and reports. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting the film during its production, sets, director activities, and profile images of the principal and supporting cast used for publicity.

Scarface is based on Armitage Trail's novel of the same name. The film, loosely based on Al Capone, faced a censorship battle that Howard Hughes employed in the film's promotion.