The Petrified Forest
1936
Leslie Howard plays a perfect gentleman--a lonely intellectual in search of meaning. When he lands in a deserted café, he finds what he's looking for in the form of young Bette Davis, whose character yearns for the artistic climate of gay Paris. But both Howard and Davis are in for a bumpy ride when dangerous gangster played by .. Read more
| Starring | Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart |
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| Director | Archie Mayo |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Romance |
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The Petrified Forest
Leslie Howard plays a perfect gentleman--a lonely intellectual in search of meaning. When he lands in a deserted café, he finds what he's looking for in the form of young Bette Davis, whose character yearns for the artistic climate of gay Paris. But both Howard and Davis are in for a bumpy ride when dangerous gangster played by Bogart takes over, holding up the joint at gunpoint. The small group of hostages take turns telling their tales, fearing death, while Bogie plots to reunite with his gang and his girl.
| Starring | Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart |
|---|---|
| Director | Archie Mayo |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Romance |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1936 |
| Format | DVD |
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Rather faded melodrama (it always was), which is important to Hollywood for introducing such well used figures as the poet idealist hero and the gangster anti-hero, and for giving Bogart his first meaty role. Otherwise, the settings are artificial, the ac
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Based on a play by Robert Sherwood rather than Maxwell Anderson, but otherwise astonishingly similar to Key Largo, and... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
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Good entertaining fare.
The acting could have been slightly better, but still much better that any Kevin Costner film....an unprovoked attack...don't know what came over me there...sorry about that.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
Good entertaining fare.
The acting could have been slightly better, but still much better that any Kevin Costner film....an unprovoked attack...don't know what came over me there...sorry about that.
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