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The Petrified Forest


Date: 1936
Type: Drama / Crime / Romance
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Archie Mayo
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Comment/Synopsis

A disillusioned intellectual (Leslie Howard) arrives at a diner in the middle of the desert and strike up a relationship with the waitress and daughter (Bette Davis) of the owner. Things turn complicated when a criminal gang (Humphrey Bogart) appear along with a group of travellers (Genevieve Tobin). The film is based on a play that stared Howard and Bogard and so is more dialogue than action. It is though the performance of Leslie Howard that is central to story and the film.

Oscars

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Production
Warner Bros
The Petrified Forest