*** 1/2

I was thoroughly surprised by this movie.  I thought this movie was going to be an adventure about prospecting for gold...not the archetypal expression of greed, mistrust, and an almost Shakespearean tragedy.  Bogart is quite a bastard in this film, and I loved Walter Houston as the grizzled, old prospector.  This isn't an adventure movie at all...it is a deep, psychological exercise showing how money can corrupt and pervert friendships.  Very impressive and classic.