The petrified forest / Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. ; directed by Archie L. Mayo ; screen play by Charles Kenyon and Delmer Daves.

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A rundown diner bakes in the Arizona heat. Inside, fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweats out a manhunt, holding disillusioned writer Alan Squier, young waitress Gabby Maple, and a handful of others hostage.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Warner Bros. Pictures gangsters. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Other Authors:	Mayo, Archie L., 1891-1968 Kenyon, Charles, 1880-1961 Daves, Delmer, 1904-1977 Howard, Leslie, 1893-1943 Davis, Bette, 1908-1989 Tobin, Genevieve, 1901-1995 Foran, Dick, 1910-1979 Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957 Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955
Language:	English French Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:	English (mono) dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	[Culver City, Calif.] : Burbank, CA : Turner Entertainment Co. ; Warner Home Video, 2005.
Series:	Warner Bros. Pictures gangsters. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Gangster films. Fugitives from justice > Drama. Hostages > Drama. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Gangster films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white, dual-layer format ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A rundown diner bakes in the Arizona heat. Inside, fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweats out a manhunt, holding disillusioned writer Alan Squier, young waitress Gabby Maple, and a handful of others hostage.
Note:	Based on the 1935 play by Robert Emmet Sherwood. DVD release of the 1936 motion picture. Special features: commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Leonard Maltin hosts Warner Night at the Movies 1936 wtih Newsreel; "Bullets or Ballots" theatrical trailer; musical short "Rhythmitis", cartoon "The Coo Coo Nut Grove"; new featurette: The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert; 1/7/1940 Gulf screen theater broadcast starring Bogart, Tyrone Power and Joan Bennett; includes original theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CL3 D0045541 VideoDVD PN1995.9.G3 P47 2005 VideoDVD
ISBN:	9780790747224 : 0790747227 :
Credits:	Photography, Sol Polito ; film editor, Owen Marks.
System Details:	DVD, Dolby digital, Region 1.
Participant or Performer:	Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Humphrey Bogart.