The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (feat. Zach Laws)


Kevin brings back Gold Derby colleague Zach Laws to talk about John Huston’s ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,’ the likely runner-up in the 1948 Oscar race that lost to ‘Hamlet.’

0:00 – 1:15 – Introduction

1:16 – 38:51 – ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ review

38:52 – 1:35:57 – Why ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ lost Best Picture

1:37:58 – 2:02:21 – Shoulda been a contender

2:02:22 – 2:05:57 – Did ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich