Movie: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
“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. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}”
- Director: John Huston
- Release Date: 7 January 1948 (USA)
- Run Time: 126 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Drama , Western , Action
Tagline: Storming to a New High in High Adventure !
Trivia: Robert Rossen submitted at least nine drafts of rewrites on the screenplay when John Huston was away during the war.
Goofs: Continuity: Fighting their way through the bush, Dobbs passes through a section where the branches have been cut by Howard in front. Then around 10 seconds later the shot of Howard actually cutting through that section is shown.