Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.
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Humphrey Bogart | Fred C. Dobbs |
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Walter Huston | Howard |
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Tim Holt | Curtin |
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Bruce Bennett | Cody |
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Barton MacLane | Pat McCormick |
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Alfonso Bedoya | Gold Hat |
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Arturo Soto Rangel | Presidente |
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Manuel Dondé | El Jefe |
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José Torvay | Pablo |
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Margarito Luna | Pancho |
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Robert Blake | Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets |
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Guillermo Calles | Mexican Storeowner |
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Roberto Cañedo | Mexican Lieutenant |
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Spencer Chan | Proprietor |
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Jacqueline Dalya | Flashy Girl |
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Ralph Dunn | Flophouse Bum |
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Ernesto Escoto | Mexican Bandit |
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Pat Flaherty | Customer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick |
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Martin Garralaga | Railroad Conductor |
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Jack Holt | Flophouse Bum |
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John Huston | American in Tampico in White Suit |
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Francisco Islas | Indian |
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Mario Mancilla | Child |
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Julian Rivero | Barber |
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Angela Rodriguez | Howard's pretty assistant |
Director | John Huston |
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Writer | John Huston, B. Traven | |
Producer | Henry Blanke, Jack L. Warner | |
Musician | Max Steiner | |
Photography | Ted D. McCord |