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The Petrified Forest (1936)

The Petrified Forest

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1h 22m

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Film Noir

February 8th, 1936

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Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

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Cast

Leslie Howard
Alan Squier
Bette Davis
Gabrielle Maple
Genevieve Tobin
Mrs. Chisholm
Dick Foran
Boze Hertzlinger
Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee
Joe Sawyer
Jackie
Porter Hall
Jason Maple
Charley Grapewin
Gramp Maple
Paul Harvey
Mr. Chisholm
Eddie Acuff
Lineman
Full cast & crew

Directors

Archie Mayo
(as Archie L. Mayo)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Hal B. Wallis
executive producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Charles Kenyon
(screen play) and
Delmer Daves
screen play
Robert E. Sherwood
play
(as Robert Emmet Sherwood)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!
Hailed by the New York Critics last season as "an exciting success"! -acclaimed by a noted film critic as "the most wonderful picture that I ever sat through"! (Print Ad-Binghamton Press, ((Binghamton NY)) 20 February 1936)
LIPS TASTING AN ETERNITY OF LOVE! AS THE CLOCK TICKED OFF THE SECONDS 'TIL AN AMAZING FATE WOULD OVERTAKE HIM! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Feb. 28, 1936 - all caps)
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Keywords

kiss
shootout
fear
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 1st, 1936 (Austria) theatrical
September 1st, 1936 (Austria)
September 2nd, 2005 (Brazil) (DVD/VHS Warner) (Physical)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Petrified Forest (original title)
El bosque petrificado (Argentina)
The Petrified Forest (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Lancaster, California, USA (location)
Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
Stage 15, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
All Locations

Running Times

82 min (Turner library print)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. (present)
Warner Bros. Pictures

Distribution Companies

Chapel Distribution (Australia) (35mm print)
Warner Bros. First National Films (Austria)
Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

Turner Entertainment (vhs package design)
Berliner Synchron (German dubbing 1965)
MGM Home Entertainment (Afghanistan) (vhs package design)

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