Jay -- i thought the story went that Traven was lurking about on the set of Sierra Madre. Or was that Rut Maret? i keep getting my enigmas mixed up. i sort of always liked that letter that Traven sent to Playboy about an article they ran on Pynchon. i think T accused P of copycat anonymity. (i think it was a fake.) -mike breiner Have any other Traven novels been done into movies?