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The Petrified Forest

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The Petrified Forest
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NR,1hr 23min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1936
Director:
Archie Mayo
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart  ...more
Synopsis: Burned-out British intellectual Alan Squier (Leslie Howard) wanders into the desert service station/restaurant owned by Jason Maple (Porter Hall). Alan finds himself an object of fascination for Jason's starry-eyed daughter, Gabrielle Bette Davis, who dreams of moving to France and establishing herself. Boze Hertzlinger (Dick Foran), Gabrielle's gas-jockey boyfriend, grows jealous of Alan, but the penniless, dissipated Briton has no intention of settling down; in fact, as soon as he mooches a ride ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Betzold, AMG Review
Humphrey Bogart had been in quite a few movies before getting his first juicy role in this 1936 classic. He had played the gunslinger villain in the Broadway production of the Robert E. Sherwood play, and his co-star Leslie Howard insisted that Warner Bros. cast him in the film instead of Edward G. Robinson, who was a more bankable star. The movie was a breakthrough for Bogart, though it typecast ... Full Review
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Leslie Howard
Alan Squier
Bette Davis
Gabrielle Maple
Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee
Dick Foran
Boze Hertzlinger
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