The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American dramatic adventurous neo-western written and directed by John Huston. It is an adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, set in the 1920s, in which, driven by their desperate economic plight, two young men, Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Bob Curtin (Tim Holt), join old-timer Howard (Walter Huston, the director's father) in Mexico to prospect for gold. "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" was one of the first Hollywood productions to be shot on location outside the United States
Walter Huston for the film, while John Huston won the Best Director Academy Award, thus making them the first father and son to win at the same ceremony. In the 1950 release of the film entitled, "September Affair", starring Joan Fontaine and Joseph Cotten, Walter Huston sang the title song in the movie. "September Song" was a very popular romantic tune during the 1950s and '60s. He had originally appeared in the Broadway show "Knickerbocker Holiday", where he debuted the song. His last film was the 1950 western "The Furies" with Barbara Stanwyck. Along with Anthony Veiller, he narrated the "Why We