This movie came out in 1948, and yet it still rings true in theme today. It is a search for riches by three very different men. The only thing they have in common is the desire for gold and lots of it. There is an older/wiser man who takes in two younger ambitious fellows teaching them the ins and outs of mining down in Mexico.
Soon enough, their profit is made and the trick is turning the gold into cash! Moving it from the high country to the city is a huge ordeal, including making it past the local Indian tribes, the banditos, and each other!
For those of you who (like me) have grown up hearing the phrase, “Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges!” it will be a thrill to see this movie. I never knew it came from this movie. And, now that I do, it’s great. It features Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt. John Huston won an Oscar for writing and directing it.
