Stinking badges

"Stinkin' badges" is a paraphrase of a line of dialogue from the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.

[2] The shorter, better-known version of the quote was first[3] heard in the 1967 episode of the TV series The Monkees "It's a Nice Place to Visit".

The original version of the line appeared in B. Traven's novel The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1927): "All right," Curtin shouted back.

I don't have to show you any stinking badges, you god-damned cabrón and chinga tu madre!

[4] In one scene, a Mexican bandit leader named "Gold Hat"[5] (portrayed by Alfonso Bedoya) tries to convince Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart)[6] that he and his company are Federales: Dobbs: "If you're the police, where are your badges?

Mexican bandit leader "Gold Hat" (portrayed by Alfonso Bedoya ) tries to convince Fred C. Dobbs ( Humphrey Bogart ) that he and his men are Federales .