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Plot. Howard as Alan Squier. Bogart as Duke Mantee. In the midst of the Great Depression, Alan Squier, a failed British writer, now a disillusioned, penniless drifter, wanders into a roadside diner in the remote town of Black Mesa, Arizona, at the edge of the Petrified Forest.
Learn about the park's geology, fossils, history, and wildlife in Arizona, USA. See photos, maps, and facts about the petrified wood, Painted Desert, and ancient cultures.
The Petrified Forest: Directed by Archie Mayo. With Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran. A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
The Petrified Forest is a melodrama by Robert E. Sherwood, set in a cafe in Arizona in 1934. It features a criminal gang, a drifter, a young couple, and a poet, and was adapted into a film with Humphrey Bogart.
The Petrified Forest, drama in two acts by Robert Sherwood, published and produced in 1935. This melodramatic Depression-era tale of frustrated lives and spiritual emptiness is set in a gas station and lunchroom along an Arizona highway. Gabby, the daughter of the station’s owner, is unhappy with.
Explore one of the world's largest concentrations of colorful petrified wood and fossilized dinosaurs in this desert landscape. Learn about the park's history, geology, and wildlife, and how to visit its scenic attractions.
The Petrified Forest, American crime film, released in 1936, that established Humphrey Bogart as a major talent. Although cast in a supporting role, he earned much of the film’s acclaim for his portrayal of the gangster Duke Mantee.
