Today's movie is a drama with a scene that happens on August 19. Watch it tonight and enjoy.
THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE
Fred C. Bobbs is a hobo living in
Tampico, Mexico on handouts. He and Bob Curtin, another drifter takes jobs on
an oil well, but get cheated out of their wages. They listen with interest when
an older man, Howard talks about gold prospecting. Curtin and Dobbs beat up the
man who cheated them and take their wages. This and Dobbs lottery win gives the
three enough cash to go prospecting. They trek into the bush and start mining.
The work is hard and Curtain saves Dobbs in a tunnel collapse, but they
eventually do find gold. On August 19, 1925 [34:00 to 36:45] the three
protagonists decide to divide up the gold they have found as the first faint
stirrings of suspicion and greed start to take hold of them. Curtain is
followed back from town where he went to get supplies by Cody. The three decide to kill Cody to keep from
having to share the gold with him, but just as they are about to do so they see
bandits preparing to attack their camp. They with the help of some Federales,
drive the bandits off, but Cody is killed. Howard cures a native boy, but when
they are leaving the area, the men of the boy’s village forcefully insist he
return to be honored. Curtain and Dobbs march on, with Dobbs becoming more and
more paranoid. He finally shots Curtain and steals all the gold. Dobbs is later
killed by bandits who steal their donkeys and equipment and scatter the bags of
unrefined gold, believing it to be sand. Curtain, who was only wounded is found
by Indians and taken to Howard who fixes him up. The bandits try to sell the
donkeys and equipment, but it is recognized as stolen property, so they are
arrested and shot. Curtain and Howard discover the wind has blown away all the
gold. The two part company.
A powerful story about the power
of greed. Even though Howard tries to warn them the others refuse to accept the
truth that ‘the love of money is the root of all evil”. Curtain ends up almost
dead and Dobbs does lose his life in the pursuit of a dream.
At 1:00 the year is given as
1925. At 34:48 the calendar shows a month starting on Saturday. In 1925 that
could only be August. The 19th is crossed off and it’s evening, so it is almost
certainly that day.
Awards – The film won the Best Director, Best Screenplay and
Best Supporting Actor (Huston) Oscars. It was also nominated for Best Picture
at the 21st Academy Awards
Producer - Henry Blanke
Director - John Huston
Screenplay - John Huston
Runtime - 2 hours 6 minutes
Released - January 6, 1948
Starring -
Humphrey Bogart as Fred C. Dobbs
Walter Huston as Howard
Tim Holt as Bob Curtin
Bruce Bennett as James Cody
Barton MacLane as Pat McCormick
Alfonso Bedoya as Gold Hat
Arturo Soto Rangel as El
Presidente
Manuel Dondé as El Jefe
José Torvay as Pablo
Margarito Luna as Pancho
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2014
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