
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
overview : Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.
Genres : Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Tags : mexico, based on novel or book, gold, gold rush, greed, gold mine, friends, money, american, bandit, dead mule, prospector, 1920s
CAST
Humphrey BogartFred C. Dobbs
Walter HustonHoward
Tim HoltBob Curtin
Bruce BennettJames Cody
Barton MacLanePat McCormick
Alfonso BedoyaGold Hat
Arturo Soto RangelEl Presidente
Manuel DondéEl Jefe
José TorvayPablo
Margarito LunaPancho
Robert BlakeMexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
John HustonAmerican in Tampico in White Suit (uncredited)
Jack HoltFlophouse Bum (uncredited)
Ann SheridanPretty woman walking past barbershop (uncredited)
Jay SilverheelsIndian Guide at Pier (uncredited)
Guillermo CallesMexican Storeowner (uncredited)