As Luke rode across the same cold and lonely ice plain of Hoth on his Tauntaun (snow lizard), he saw an object, hinking it might be a meteorite, drop from the sky through his pair of electrobinoculars.The truths of this film lie not in its incidents but in the way a few men meet the crisis of their lives.Never knew a prospector yet that died rich.Make one fortune, he""s sure to blow it in ryin"" to find another.I""m no exception to the rule.Aw sure, I""m a gnawed old bone now, but say, don""t you guys think the spirit""s gone.I""m all set to shoulder a pickax and a shovel anytime anybody""s willin"" to share expenses.I""d rather go by myself.Going it alone""s the best way.But you got to have a stomach for loneliness.Some guys go nutty with it.On the other hand, goin"" with a partner or two is dangerous.Murderers always lurkin"" about.Partners accusin"" each other of all sorts of crimes.Aw, as long as there""s no find, the noble brotherhood will last.But when the piles of gold begin to grow, that""s when the trouble startsAfter listening to the philosophical old-timer speak about the destabilizing effects of wealth, Curtin and Dobbs share heir own reactions:Curtin: Me, now, I wouldn""t mind a little of hat kind of trouble.The occasion is its annual banquet and presentation of the highest honor our theater knows - the Sarah Siddons Award for Distinguished Achievement.