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.
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Fred C. Dobbs
Walter Huston
Howard
Tim Holt
Bob Curtin
Bruce Bennett
James Cody
Barton MacLane
Pat McCormick
Alfonso Bedoya
Gold Hat
Arturo Soto Rangel
El Presidente
Manuel Dondé
El Jefe
José Torvay
Pablo
Margarito Luna
Pancho
Robert Blake
Mexican Boy Selling Lottery Tickets (uncredited)
Guillermo Calles
Mexican Storeowner (uncredited)
Roberto Cañedo
Mexican Lieutenant (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
Proprietor (uncredited)
Jacqueline Dalya
Flashy Girl (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Flophouse Bum (uncredited)
Ernesto Escoto
Mexican Bandit (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Customer in Bar Who Warns Curtin and Dobbs about Pat McCormick (uncredited)