John Huston: the ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950, 112M) the Version of This Goldenrod Handout Sent out in Our Monday Mailing, and the One Online, Has Hot Links
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September 17, 2019 (XXXIX: 4) John Huston: THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950, 112m) The version of this Goldenrod Handout sent out in our Monday mailing, and the one online, has hot links. Spelling and Style—use of italics, quotation marks or nothing at all for titles, e.g.—follows the form of the sources. DIRECTOR John Huston WRITING screenplay adapted by Ben Maddow and John Huston from the W.R. Burnett novel PRODUCED BY Arthur Hornblow Jr. and John Huston MUSIC Miklós Rózsa CINEMATOGRAPHY Harold Rosson EDITING George Boemler The film was nominated for Academy Awards in 1951 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sam Jaffe), Best Director (John Huston), Best Writing, Screenplay (Ben Maddow and John Huston), and Best Cinematography, Black-and- White (Harold Rosson). It was entered into the National Film Registry by the National Film Preservation Board in 2008. § CAST Madre (1948) . He was frequently nominated for Oscars Sterling Hayden...Dix Handley for his writing, directing, production, and, even, acting: Best Writing, Original Screenplay for Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Louis Calhern...Alonzo D. Emmerich Bullet (1940)* and Sergeant York (1941);* Best Writing, Jean Hagen...Doll Conovan Screenplay for The Maltese Falcon (1941),* The Asphalt James Whitmore...Gus Minissi Jungle (1950),***** The African Queen (1951, with James Sam Jaffe...Doc Erwin Riedenschneider Agee);* Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from John McIntire...Police Commissioner Hardy Another Medium for Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)* Marc Lawrence...Cobby and for The Man Who Would Be King (1975);* for Best Barry Kelley...Lt. Ditrich Director for The Asphalt Jungle (1950),***** The African Anthony Caruso...Louis Ciavelli Queen (1951),* Moulin Rouge (1952),***** and for Prizzi's Teresa Celli...Maria Ciavelli Honor (1985); Best Picture for Moulin Rouge (1952)***** Marilyn Monroe...Angela Phinlay and Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Cardinal William 'Wee Willie' Davis...Timmons (as William Davis) (1963). He was also nominated for the distinguished Palm Dorothy Tree...May Emmerich d’Or for Under the Volcano (1984) at Cannes. His frequent Brad Dexter...Bob Brannom recognition for writing may be reflected in his recurring John Maxwell...Dr. Swanson film adaptation of literary classics: Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage (1951)§, Herman Melville’s Moby JOHN HUSTON (b. August 5, 1906 in Nevada, Dick (1956),****** Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Missouri—d. August 28, 1987 (age 81) in Middletown, Arms (1957, uncredited), Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood Rhode Island) won two Oscars in 1949 for Best Director (1979, as Jhon Huston),** and, his final film, a haunting and Best Writing, Screenplay for The Treasure of the Sierra adaptation of James Joyce’s The Dead (1987). He directed Huston—THE ASPHALT JUNGLE—2 47 films. These are some of his other films: In This Our W.R. BURNETT (b. November 25, 1899 in Springfield, Life (1942), Winning Your Wings (1942 Short), Across the Ohio—d. April 25, 1982 (age 82) in Santa Monica, Pacific (1942), Report from the Aleutians (1943 California) was an American novelist and screenwriter (69 Documentary),* San Pietro (1945Documentary credits). In Chicago, Burnett found a job as a night clerk short),***** Let There Be Light (1946 Documentary),* Key in the seedy Northmere Hotel, putting him in the Largo (1948),* We Were Strangers( 1948)§, Beat the Devil esteemed company of marginal characters: prize fighters, (1953),***** The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958), The hoodlums, hustlers and hobos. This milieu inspired his Roots of Heaven (1958), The Unforgiven (1960), The Misfits 1929 novel Little Caesar, which was adapted into a 1931 (1961),**** Freud (1962),** The List of Adrian Messenger film produced by First National Pictures (Warner (1963),** The Night of the Iguana (1964),* The Bible: In Brothers) and starring the unknown Edward G. Robinson. the Beginning... (1966),** Casino Royale (scenes at Sir The novel and film’s unexpected success landed him a job James Bond's house and castle in Scotland scenes) as a film screenwriter. The Al Capone theme was one he (1967),** Reflections in a Golden Eye returned to in 1932 with Scarface. (1967),*** Sinful Davey (1969),*** Burnett worked with many of the A Walk with Love and Death greats in acting and directing, (1969),**** The Kremlin Letter including John Huston, John Ford, (1970),****** Fat City (1972),*** Howard Hawks, Michael Cimino, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Paul Bean (1972),** The MacKintosh Muni, Steve McQueen, and Clint Man (1973),*** Phobia (1980), Eastwood. He received an Oscar Victory (1981), and Annie (1982).** nomination for his script for Wake He wrote for 40 films, including Island (1942) and a Writers Guild films he did not direct, including: nomination for his script for The Wuthering Heights (1939 Great Escape (1963). These are some contributing writer - uncredited), of the films he has written for: The The Storm (1930 dialogue), Law Finger Points (1931), Iron Man and Order (1932 adaptation), (1931), The Beast of the City (1932), Jezebel (1938 screen play), Juarez Law and Order (1932), Dark Hazard (1939 screen play), High Sierra (1934), The Whole Town's Talking (1941 screen play), Three Strangers (1935), Dr. Socrates (1935), 36 (1946 original screenplay), The Stranger (1946 Hours to Kill (1936), Wild West Days (1937), Wine, uncredited), and The Killers (1946 uncredited). He acted Women and Horses (1937), Some Blondes Are Dangerous in 54 films, including the films noted above and, among (1937), King of the Underworld (1939), Dark Command others: The Shakedown (1929), Hell's Heroes (1929), The (1940), The Westerner (1940), Law and Order (1940), List of Adrian Messenger (1963), The Cardinal (1963), High Sierra (1941), The Getaway (1941), Dance Hall Candy (1968), De Sade (1968), Myra Breckinridge (1970), (1941), This Gun for Hire (1942), Crash Dive (1943), The Devil's Backbone (1971), The Life and Times of Judge Action in the North Atlantic (1943), Background to Danger Roy Bean (1972), Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), (1943), San Antonio (1945), Nobody Lives Forever (1946), Chinatown (1974), The Wind and the Lion (1975), Sherlock The Man I Love (1947), Belle Starr's Daughter (1948), Holmes in New York (1976 TV Movie), The Rhinemann Yellow Sky (1948), Kraft Theatre (TV Series) (1949), Exchange (1977 TV Mini-Series), The Hobbit (1977 TV Colorado Territory (1949), The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Movie), Winter Kills (1979), and Cannery Row (1982). He Danger (TV Series) (1950), Vendetta (1950), Iron Man also produced 15 films, including those noted above. (1951), The Racket (1951), Studio One in Hollywood (TV *Wrote Series) (1952), Law and Order (1953), Arrowhead (1953), **Acted in Dangerous Mission (1954), Night People (1954), Captain §Wrote and acted in Lightfoot (1955), Illegal (1955), I Died a Thousand Times ***Produced (1955), Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) (1955), ****Produced and acted in Studio 57 (TV Series) (1956), Accused of Murder (1956), *****Produced and wrote Short Cut to Hell (1957), The Badlanders (1958), The ******Wrote, produced, acted in Hangman (1959), The Untouchables (TV Series) (1959), September Storm (1960), Naked City (TV Series) (1960), The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) (1961), The Lawbreakers Huston—THE ASPHALT JUNGLE—3 (1961), Sergeants 3 (1962), Cairo (1963), 4 for Texas nominated for 5 Oscars. These are some of the films he (1963), The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) (1965), The worked on: David Harum (1915), Oliver Twist (1916), Jackals (1967), Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) (1967), The Victoria Cross (1916), The Cinema Murder (1919), The Virginian (TV Series) (1967), Bonanza (TV Series) Polly of the Storm Country (1920), Everything for Sale (1968), Ice Station Zebra (1968), Stiletto (1969), and Cool (1921), Dark Secrets (1923), Manhattan (1924), A Man Breeze (1972). Must Live (1925), The Little French Girl (1925), Up in Mabel's Room (1926), Getting Gertie's Garter (1927), Rough MIKLÓS RÓZSA (b. April 18, 1907 in Budapest, House Rosie (1927), Service for Ladies (1927), A Gentleman Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]—d. July 27, 1995 (age of Paris (1927), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928), Abie's 88) in Los Angeles, California) was a Hungarian-American Irish Rose (1928), The Docks of New York (1928), Trent's composer trained in Germany (1925–1931), and active in Last Case (1929), Madam Satan (1930), Men Call It Love France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), (1931), Son of India (1931), The Squaw Man (1931), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensive Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), Red-Headed Woman (1932), sojourns in Italy from 1953. Best known for his nearly one Red Dust (1932), The Barbarian (1933), Hold Your Man hundred film scores (95 credits), he nevertheless (1933), Treasure Island (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music (1934), The Ghost Goes West (1935), The Garden of Allah throughout what he called his "double life." He won (1936), Captains Courageous (1937), Too Hot to Handle Oscars for scoring Spellbound (1945), A Double Life (1938), I Take This Woman (1940), A Door Will Open (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959). He was also nominated for (1940), Edison, the Man (1940), Dr. Kildare Goes Home 10 other films. These are some other films he composed (1940), Flight Command (1940), The Penalty (1941), for: Thunder in the City (1937), The Four Feathers (1939), Tortilla Flat (1942), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), The Thief of Bagdad (1940), That Hamilton