The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Bandits Pose as Federales | Warner Classics

“I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!“ Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart), Howard (Walter Huston) and Curtin defend themselves against Gold Hat (Alfonso Bedoya) and his crew in this classic scene from The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Subscribe to Warner Classic: About The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948): The root of evil is the love of money. Academy Award winners Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston star with Tim Holt in this classic tale of the cunning, greed and paranoia caused by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Three down-and-out Americans—two hard-luck drifters (Bogart and Holt) and a grizzled prospector (Huston)—pool the meager resources they have to follow a rumor of gold ore to be found somewhere in the Sierra Madre the three friends agree to split everything equally, once they discover a fortune in gold ore, greed and paranoia set in. OSCAR WINNER: Best Director Best Supporting Actor - Walter Huston Best Screenplay