The film was shot in Mexico (apparently one of the first Hollywood studio films after WWII to move out of the backlot). It did star Bogie, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt, but even more interesting than the movie or the novel is B. Traven himself. He was a mysterious writer who lived in Mexico and who no one knew the true identity of; even John Huston, who tried to contact him to talk about the script, couldn't meet him in person (or did he?). I highly recommend that anyone interested in "true life mysteries" read about Traven; a good sampling of the background of the man and his relation to the movie is in Huston's autobiography "An Open Book." There are numerous other books that try to uncover the truth behind Traven (many of which disagree with Huston's assessment). It's sort of like the JFK assassination thing: there are so many little facts that people try to put together into a complete picture, but somehow there's still an elusive piece missing. Jay Rozgonyi Media Librarian Fairfield University [log in to unmask]