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The tobacco pouch.

posted 12 years ago by bigpeeler
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I recall seeing this movie when I was younger and Karl Malden carried around a tobacco pouch that angered Steve McQueen. Can someone explain?

"Sir, you don't want to rent that movie. That's one of those you have to read."

[–] flask 12 years ago

The tobacco pouch belonged to McQueen's mother or father whom Malden killed.

It was a memento that Malden kept of the killing.

[–] lorenzb-2 12 years ago

Fitch said the pouch was "made from the dress of an Injun squaw". Max's mother.

[–] moewadle 11 years ago

The tobacco pouch played the role of a clue in the story and the pouch was in the book THE CARPETBAGGERS also. However, in the book the tobacco pouch was made from one of the breasts of Max's mother and one of the killers carried it until he was tracked down by Nevada Smith (born Max Sand).

[–] NOTACLERK1 8 years ago

If you watch when they start torturing his parents they "admire" the beadwork over her left breast of her dress