The Petrified Forest (1936) | |
| Director(s) | Archie Mayo |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Gangsters |
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The Petrified Forest (1936) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Archie Mayo and produced by Hal B. Wallis.
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Silver Screen Standards: The Petrified Forest (1936)
By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 10, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogSilver Screen Standards: The Petrified Forest (1936) The Petrified Forest (1936) Warning: This post contains spoilers about the ending of the film. If I were younger or in a more sanguine mood, I might find The Petrified Forest (1936) very romantic, but middle age and the perpetual crisis t... Read full article
A Floresta Petrificada / The Petrified Forest (1936)
By L? on Apr 7, 2018 From Critica RetroA Floresta Petrificada / The Petrified Forest (1936) Quantos filmes interessantes come?am em um posto de gasoline / restaurante? Vejamos: “Beija-me, Idiota” (1964) ? o primeiro que me vem ? mente. Tamb?m h? “Fuga do Passado” (1947) e muitos outros filmes noir. Mas em ... Read full article
The Petrified Forest (1936)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2015 From 4 Star FilmsIf I dare say this film begins as a rather dull budding love story between a philosophical drifting author (Leslie Howard) and a inquisitive young server (Bette Davis) at a roadside gas station in Arizona. It looks like it’s not to be as he is intent on moving on but then comes murderer Duke M... Read full article
The Petrified Forest (1936)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2015 From 4 Star FilmsIf I dare say this film begins as a rather dull budding love story between a philosophical drifting author (Leslie Howard) and a inquisitive young server (Bette Davis) at a roadside gas station in Arizona. It looks like it’s not to be as he is intent on moving on but then comes murderer Duke M... Read full article
The Screen Guild Theater Presents: The Petrified Forest – 1940
By Bogart Fan on Jan 18, 2015 From The Bogie Film BlogMy Review ?Needs More Bogart? Honorary Bogie Radio Fix: The Lowdown For my full synopsis of the plot to The Petrified Forest click here. What I Thought This one was just another amazing jewel to be found as an extra on the ?Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection? box set. While the play/film was... Read full article
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Quotes from The Petrified Forest
Alan Squier: So that was once a tree? Hmmm. Petrified forest, eh? Suitable haven for me. Well, perhaps that's what I'm destined to become, an interesting fossil for future study.
Alan Squier: So tell us Duke, what has your life been like?
Duke Mantee: You know the story.
Duke Mantee: Since I've been a grown up, I've spent most of my life in prison... I'll probably spend the rest of it dead.
Duke Mantee: You can talk sitting down; I seen ya' doing it.
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Facts about The Petrified Forest
The character of Duke Mantee was mainly inspired by bank robber John Dillinger.
The original Broadway version also featured John Alexander and Slim Thompson, who recreate their roles in this film. The stage production opened Jan. 7, 1935 at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York and ran for 197 performances.
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