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The Petrified Forest (1936)

TV_G 82 min  -  Crime | Drama | Romance  -   8 February 1936 (USA)
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A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.

Director:

Archie Mayo

Writers:

Charles Kenyon (screenplay), Delmer Daves (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Leslie Howard ...
Bette Davis ...
Genevieve Tobin Genevieve Tobin ...
Dick Foran Dick Foran ...
Humphrey Bogart ...
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
Jackie (as Joseph Sawyer)
Porter Hall Porter Hall ...
Charley Grapewin Charley Grapewin ...
Paul Harvey Paul Harvey ...
Eddie Acuff Eddie Acuff ...
Adrian Morris Adrian Morris ...
Ruby
Nina Campana Nina Campana ...
Paula
Slim Thompson Slim Thompson ...
John Alexander John Alexander ...
Joseph
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Storyline

Gabby lives and works at her dads small diner out in the desert. She can't stand it and wants to go and live with her mother in France. Along comes Alan, a broke man with no will to live, who is traveling to see the pacific, and maybe to drown in it. Meanwhile Duke Mantee a notorious killer and his gang is heading towards the diner where Mantee plan on meeting up with his girl. Written by MarlicOne {imdb@motechnet.com}  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Arizona | Gangster | Hostage | Idealism  | See more »

Taglines:

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Petrified Forest See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(Turner library print)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Leslie Howard and Humphrey Bogart had played the same roles in the stage version. Warner Brothers wanted to put Howard in the film but replace Bogart with Edward G. Robinson. Howard insisted on Bogart, and Robinson was happy to step aside from yet another gangster role. Bogart would later name his second child with Lauren Bacall Leslie, in honor of Howard, the man who gave him his first big break. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Near the beginning of the film where Boze is flirting with Gabrielle while she reads poetry by the gas-pumps, he tells her that he has never been married. He is clearly wearing a wedding ring on his left hand. See more »

Quotes

Gramp Maple: But let me tell you one thing, Mr. Squier. The woman don't live or ever did live that's worth five thousand dollars!
Alan Squier: Well, let me tell you something. You're a forgetful old fool. Any woman's worth everything that any man has to give: anguish, ecstasy, faith, jealousy, love, hatred, life or death. Don't you see that's the whole excuse for our existence? It's what makes the whole thing possible and tolerable.
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Connections

Referenced in "Murder, She Wrote: The Petrified Florist (#9.15)" (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes"
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
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