Discuss how the film Asphalt Jungle shows a move away from the typical plot and characters of pre-war gangster movies

Asphalt Jungle, released in 1950 was an independent production venture directed by John Huston. The plot revolves around a robbery masterminded by Riedenschnieider (Sam Jaffe) ). The job is bankrolled by bankrupt lawyer Emmerich (Louis Calhern). The other main characters are Ciavelli (Anthony Caruso), Cobby (Marc Lawrence), Gus (James Whitmore) and Dix (Sterling Hayden).

It is my proposal that the film is representative of a move away from the pre-war movies of the 1930s, such as Little Caesar and The Public Enemy, in various ways.
In the film city is portrayed as an anonymous one. It is non-specific, as opposed to the naming of a particular city such as Chicago or New York. This takes away the connotations of pre-war gangsters in cities such as Chicago and New York. The usual depiction of ethnic ghettos spawning gangsters because of their social and financial standing are not depicted in Asphalt Jungle

The wide-ranging background of the characters in the film states this ...