THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: John Huston
Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe,
James Whitmore, Marc Lawrence, John McIntire,
Brad Dexter, Anthony Caruso, Marilyn Monroe
A classic noir caper about a jewel heist gone wrong. Sam Jaffe play the mastermind, just out of prison. Sterling Hayden plays a hooligan with a gambling habit. Louis Calhern plays the bankrupt financier. James Whitmore plays the getaway driver who runs the cafe. A young Marilyn Monroe plays Calhern's mistress and alibi. All are tripped up by their faults and doomed by their dreams. It's a John Huston movie, after all.
