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.
Direction
Huston's documentary eye makes crime feel lived-in, not glamorous.
Cinematography
Harold Rosson's shadows practically invented noir aesthetics.
Acting
Sterling Hayden's doomed hunk performance is devastating.
Director
John Huston
Sterling Hayden
Dix Handley
Louis Calhern
Alonzo D. Emmerich
Sam Jaffe
Doc Erwin Riedenschneider
Jean Hagen
Doll Conovan
James Whitmore
Gus Minissi
John McIntire
Police Commissioner Hardy
Marc Lawrence
Cobby
Barry Kelley
Lt. Ditrich
Anthony Caruso
Louis Ciavelli
Marilyn Monroe
Angela Phinlay
Teresa Celli
Maria Ciavelli
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Timmons
Dorothy Tree
May Emmerich
Brad Dexter
Bob Brannom
John Maxwell
Dr. Swanson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film essentially created the 'caper gone wrong' template that Reservoir Dogs, Heat, and every Ocean's movie follows.
Marilyn Monroe's small role as Emmerich's mistress was so magnetic that audiences demanded more of her — launching her stardom.
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