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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre : Dobbs' Breakdown

While Howard is at the Indigenous Village, tensions grow between Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) and Curtin (Tim Holt). Corrupted by gold, Dobbs has become paranoid. He believes Curtin is out to steal his gold and prepares to kill him.

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ambient sound , camera leading, crescendo, dissolve, following shot, high angle, long shot, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, music, nondiegetic, performance, sound effects, special effects, tilt, traveling shot, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, Latinx: Indigenous, White, White: White American

"Dobbs' Breakdown" in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Directed by John Huston, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1948, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=4274

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