He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed , many of which are today considered classics : `` The Maltese Falcon '' ( 1941 ) , `` The Treasure of the Sierra Madre '' ( 1948 ) , `` Key Largo '' ( 1948 ) , `` The Asphalt Jungle '' ( 1950 ) , `` The African Queen '' ( 1951 ) , `` Moulin Rouge '' ( 1952 ) , `` The Misfits '' ( 1961 ) , and `` The Man Who Would Be King '' ( 1975 ) .
He wrote the screenplays for 37 movie he directed , many of which are today known as classics such as ; `` The Maltese Falcon '' ( 1941 ) , `` The Treasure of the Sierra Madre '' ( 1948 ) , `` Key Largo '' ( 1948 ) , `` The Asphalt Jungle '' ( 1950 ) , `` The African Queen '' ( 1951 ) , `` Moulin Rouge '' ( 1952 ) , `` The Misfits '' ( 1961 ) , and `` The Man Who Would Be King '' ( 1975 ) .