The Petrified Forest (1936) is a compelling drama that launched Humphrey Bogart into the spotlight. Following a successful stage play by Robert E. Sherwood, the film stars Bogart alongside Leslie Howard and Bette Davis. Directed by Archie Mayo, the movie stays true to the original script, delivering a tense and thought-provoking narrative. Leslie Howard portrays a refined intellectual seeking purpose, who encounters Bette Davis's character, a young woman longing for the artistic vibrancy of Paris. Their lives take a dramatic turn when Bogart's menacing gangster character storms into a remote café, taking the patrons hostage. As the group shares their stories, fearing for their lives, Bogart's character schemes to rejoin his criminal associates and his lover.
The Petrified Forest (1936)
1936 · Movie · 83 min. · United States
Credits
Direction Archie Mayo
Cast Leslie Howard · Bette Davis · Humphrey Bogart · Genevieve Tobin · Dick Foran · Joe Sawyer · Porter Hall · Charley Grapewin · Paul Harvey
Soundtrack Bernhard Kaun
Screenplay Delmer Daves · Charles Kenyon · Robert E. Sherwood
Cinematography Sol Polito
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Title The Petrified Forest
Original title The Petrified Forest
Year 1936
Type Movie
Length 83 min.
Country United States
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