The Petrified Forest (1936) is a predecessor to film noir, with an original screenplay by Delmer Daves and Charles Kenyon derived from the play by Robert E. Sherwood. The movie stars Leslie Howard as Alan Squier, Bette Davis as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple, and Humphrey Bogart as Duke Mantee (Bogart's crucial career breakthrough role). The Petrified Forest was also performed on live television in 1955 with Bogart, Henry Fonda, and Lauren Bacall. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Archie Mayo (b. ... Hal B. Wallis (September 14, 1898 – October 5, 1986) was an American motion picture producer. ... Robert Emmet Sherwood (4 April 1896–14 November 1955) American playwright, editor, and screenwriter. ... Delmer Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was a British stage and Academy Award nominated film actor. ... For the singer, see Betty Davis, for the meteorologist, see Betty Davis (meteorologist). ... Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. ... Dick Foran (Birthname: John Nicholas Foran b. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor. ... Warner Bros. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... Delmer Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. ... Robert Emmet Sherwood (4 April 1896–14 November 1955) American playwright, editor, and screenwriter. ... Leslie Howard (April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was a British stage and Academy Award nominated film actor. ... For the singer, see Betty Davis, for the meteorologist, see Betty Davis (meteorologist). ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor. ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ... Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress. ...

Plot

from the film's trailer.

This 1930s drama is set in the Petrified Forest area in northern Arizona. Alan Squier, hitchhiking, wanders into a roadside diner. The diner is run by Jason Maple (Porter Hall), his daughter Gabby, and her grandfather (Charley Grapewin), "an old man who was missed by Billy the Kid." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Petrified Forest National Park is located in northeastern Arizona, along Interstate 40 between Holbrook and Navajo. ... Official language(s) English Spoken language(s) English 74. ... Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 - October 6, 1953) was a film actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s many times, due to a weak chin and shifty eyes, playing movie villians. ... From newspaper promotional for vaudeville character actor Charles E. Grapewin Charles E. Grapewin (December 20, 1869, Xenia, Ohio – February 2, 1956, Corona, California) was an American vaudeville performer, and a stage and film actor. ...

Gabby's mother, in love with a young handsome American in his military uniform, married Gabby's father. But eventually she found herself living in the remote desert with a "dull defeated man." She moved back to France when Gabby was a young child. She now sends Gabby poetry and her daughter dreams about visiting Bourges one day to study art. Gabby shows Alan her paintings and reads him a favorite Villon poem. To Alan Squier, who sees himself as a failed writer, Gabby represents the future and he finds her eagerness and optimism both touching and refreshing. Bourges is a town and commune in central France that is located on the Yèvre river. ... François Villon (ca. ...

When Duke Mantee, "a world famous killer," and his gang appear and hold everyone hostage, Alan eventually makes an arrangement with him. With Gabby out of the room, Alan signs over an insurance policy to her and asks Duke to shoot him. "It couldn't make any difference to you, Duke. After all, if they catch you, they can hang you only once..." And to another character, he explains: "Living, I'm worth nothing to her. Dead — I can buy her the tallest cathedrals, and golden vineyards, and dancing in the streets." An Insurance contract determines the legal framework under which the features of an insurance policy are enforced. ...

Casting

Even though he had been a huge success in the Broadway play, Bogart was initially not cast in the film version. Instead, Warner Brothers planned to use Edward G. Robinson, since Robinson was under contract to Warners and Bogart was not. Legend has it that Howard lobbied Jack Warner to hire Bogart after the struggling actor called him from New York to remind him that he'd said that he wouldn't appear in a movie version without Bogart as Mantee. According to Robert Sklar, however, it was studio politics and Robinson's reluctance to take on another gangster role that resulted in Bogart being cast (Sklar, 1992, pp. 60-62). Whatever the truth may be, the film doubtless made Bogart's reputation in Hollywood and he remained grateful to Howard throughout his life — naming his daughter after him. Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Warner Bros. ... Edward Goldenberg Robinson (born Emanuel Goldenberg, Yiddish: עמנואל גולדנברג; December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973) was an American stage and film actor of Romanian origin. ... This article is about Jack Warner, the head of Warner Brothers. ... Robert Sklar (born 1936) is a historian specializing in the history of the motion picture (Sklar). ...

Remake

The Petrified Forest was remade in 1955 on live television as an installment of Producer's Showcase, a weekly dramatic anthology, featuring a now top-billed Bogart as Mantee, Henry Fonda in Leslie Howard's role, and Bogart's wife Lauren Bacall playing Bette Davis' part. Jack Klugman, Richard Jaeckel, and Jack Warden had supporting roles. Unlike many live television dramas of the 1950s, this one still exists and remains archived for viewing at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City and Los Angeles. Live television refers to television broadcasts of events or performances on a delay of between zero and fifteen seconds, rather than from video recordings or film. ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ... Betty Joan Perske (born on September 16, 1924), better known as Lauren Bacall, is a Golden Globe– and Tony Award–winning, as well as Academy Award–nominated, American film and stage actress. ... Jack Klugman (born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. ... Richard Jaeckel Richard Hanley Jaeckel (October 10, 1926 - June 14, 1997) was an American actor. ... Jack Warden (September 18, 1920 – July 19, 2006) was an American actor. ... Live television refers to television broadcasts of events or performances on a delay of between zero and fifteen seconds, rather than from video recordings or film. ... The East Coast branch of The Museum of Television and Radio is located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan in New York City (USA). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Trivia

• The set mistakenly includes saguaro cacti, which do not grow in the area.
• The interplay between Leslie Howard and Bette Davis is parodied in the 1937 Merrie Melodies cartoon She Was an Acrobat's Daughter.
• The hitchhiking scene with Leslie Howard was parodied by comedian Chris Elliott in The Traveling Poet, a short film produced by Brad Hall for television's Late Night with David Letterman.
• Intended or not,Bogart projected strong similarities between his character and the notorious bank robber John Dillinger.

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References

• Skar, Robert (1992). City Boys: Cagney, Bogart, Garfield. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-04795-2. 

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