I just rewatched THE ASPHALT JUNGLE, which was even better than I had remember it to be.
THE MASK OF DEMETRIOS, SCARLET STREET, and the mostly forgotten THE SEVENTH VICTIM all tie, for #1, imo.
Yes, THE PARTY has a few funny bits, but none of them are new nor inventive. I just really hate that movie. ;^)
It's a losing cause, to try to have an insightful chat about movies here; present company excluded, of course.
I think the Asphalt Jungle is my husband’s favorite movie, lol. I think we’d watch it each and every night if he had his way. (We watch a movie every night during dinner.)
We don’t associate Orson Welles with film noir all that much - but he made one of the best. He put all his friends in it too. Who can forget Marlene saying to the obese Welles: “You should lay off the candy bars, you’re a mess.” I think Orson may have been padded at that point in his career or used it as an opportunity to spend every night at Chasen’s.