Nobody puts one over on Fred C. Dobbs.
-Dobbs

Sometimes timing is everything. John Huston was trying to get this film into production as early as 1942 but all that was halted when he was activated by the U.S. Army as a documentary filmmaker. When he returned from the war, Humphrey Bogart had continued his rise in popularity that started with Huston's first film, The Maltese Falcon, and was one of Hollywood's biggest stars by this point. He now had final approval on the screenwriter and director of whatever films he would star in. Knowing what Huston had planned on making next, Bogey's decision was already made. It wasn't the first great collaboration between the two, and it wouldn't be…

John Huston's searing drama condemns greed with conviction, explores human nature, and embraces the beauty of humanity in spite of its flaws. Based on B. Traven's novel of the same name, it tells the story of three impecunious Americans living in Mexico in the 20s who travel to the Sierra Madre mountains to prospect gold. Humphrey Bogart as Fred C. Dobbs, Tim Holt as Bob Curtin, Walter Huston and Howard make up a trio of performances that together authentically represent the diverse natures of men in desperation. Unsurprisingly, Bogart steals the show as arrogant and unpredictable Fred Dobbs who goes from casual skepticism, to aggressive paranoia, to complete madness. This progression in unsettling and darkly mesmerizing. Holt as Curtin is…

Having had his day as an idolized star and romantic leading man, Humphrey Bogart came to a crossroads in his career and decided to get down to the serious business of acting. For eighteen years it had usually been Bogart playing Bogart in various shadings, but once "Bogey" was gone, in his place was an older and far less romantic figure, one who found new challenges and was able to meet most of them successfully. This new phase of his continued growth began with a story of three men in search of gold, and ended up being the finest performance of his career.

Although The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is indisputably one of Bogart's best films, it was co-star…

**Part of the Best Picture Project**

One part adventure film, another part drama about greed, The Treasure of Sierra Madre is both incredibly entertaining, and gleefully tragic. It is about the lengths men will go to ensure that they get what's theirs.

The film is superbly directed by John Huston, and even better acted by its cast of Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston. Bogart is the man going mad over his paranoia and greed, Holt is the good man trying to keep things level, and Walter Huston is the old man who's been here before and already seems to know where this is going.

It's the film's simplicity that lets it move fast and hit harder. Much like…

''I know what gold does to men's souls.'' - Howard.

Greed. There's a reason why it's one of the seven deadly sins, isn't there? It surely does bring out the worst in men. I loved the performances in this film, especially Humphrey Bogart's (probably will end up being my favourite from him; his portrayal of the paranoid, and ultimately repulsive/maniacal Fred Dobbs was just glorious to watch), and from Director John Huston's father, Walter Huston, as the wisehead Howard. The junior Huston's direction & scriptwriting was very well crafted; nothing felt contrived, and he did wonderfully in pacing the story -- which I found both funny and sardonic. His cameo appearances at the beginning of the film will also go down…