Movies · 1948
Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!
— Gold Hat • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Gold Hat rejects the demand to prove his authority as soon as the pretence becomes inconvenient. The escalating refusal exposes the threat beneath the claim, replacing legitimacy with the simple fact of force.
- AFI100 Movie Quotes, number 36; selected film wording and same-film synopsis.Reference checked
- Wikipedia / AFI-list tableSecondary credit table, number 36; character credit qualified against the primary AFI synopsis. Original media authentication remains unverified.Reference checked
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