The Asphalt Jungle
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: based on novel or book, heist, film noir, on the run
- Cast: Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Sam Jaffe, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, John McIntire