The Petrified Forest
1936 NR
DRAMA 1h 22min
CAST— Leslie Howard, Bette Davis,
Dick Foran, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Charley Grapewin, Porter Hall
MUSIC— Bernhard Kaun DIRECTOR— Archie Mayo BASED ON— The Petrified Forest (play),
by Robert Sherwood
Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart star in
this acclaimed melodrama focusing on a unique hostage situation at a rural pit
stop in Arizona’s Petrified Forest. When Duke Mantee, notorious killer, needs a
place for he and his gang to lay low in the harsh Arizona desert they opt for
an out of the way Bar-B-Q joint with more than a few surprises in store. A
lovelorn waitress, a cackling oldster, and an aging jock may seem like enough
to handle but when a philosophical hitcher and snooty sophisticates decide to
join the party, the villains pretty much have their hands full. A night of
intimate conversation and startling revelations await them all on this odd
little adventure far removed from the norm. Not so much a hostage thriller as
it is a film of philosophical insight and romantic rambling. Humphrey Bogart
hands in a fine performance as the demented killer, but the rest is strictly
for melodrama freaks.
OUR RATING— **
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