The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

“Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!” Another great movie quote which is remembered not quite as it was in the movie. So says the bandit leader when questioned by Fred C Dobbs, the Humphrey Bogart character who becomes completely corrupted by the lure of gold in this great John Huston movie. It’s a great performance by Bogey especially as he tips over into madness, torn between his burning lust for gold and his conscience. Another great (Academy Award winning) performance comes from Walter Huston (John’s father) as the wise old prospector. John Huston also gathered Oscars for direction and screenplay for this 1948 adventure tale and character study.