The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Hal Croves, agent to novelist B. Traven, visited the set of his client's film the treasure of the sierra madre. croves had a german accent. he aroused the suspicion of many people, including director john huston. croves swiftly disappeared only to resurface in the 1950s in mexico city. upon his deat......more

The film had such a great effect on me in my teens and early twenties, and I must have watched it ten or more times. The film, with its focus on greed, is a great adaptation of the book, but the book goes that little bit further in emphasizing the political aspects of the story. The included stories......more

I originally read this classic back in the 70s when I was serving in the military. And of course, the 1948 movie version starring Humphrey Bogart has always been a favorite of mine. I have had this Time/Life version of the book on my shelves for several years and decided it was time for a reread. Th......more

El Tesoro de Sierra Madre Una muy buena novela de B. Traven, un escritor misterioso dedicado a denunciar desigualdades en el México de principios del siglo XX. Se califica esta novela como de aventuras con fondo de western. Fue publicada en 1927. Este escritor recuerda a los grandes de Norteamérica co......more

A whole lot more than Western noir When I was in 5th grade and was required to memorize a poem, my father suggested that I commit Robert W. Service's The Cremation of Sam McGee to memory. So, from the age of 10, movies like Sierra Madrehave summoned the famous Service line: There are strange things d......more