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By Alec B (1,705) on 03 Jan 2013

The Petrified Forest (Archie Mayo, 1936) is most fascinating for its eager willingness to voice criticisms of wealth, power, authority, and…

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By Irvin C (321) on 31 Dec 2012

A criminal gang holds a group of people in a last stop dive in the desert hostage…

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By Todd N (52) on 16 Dec 2012

This is the first movie on a Warner Brothers Humphrey Bogart DVD set…

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By Gerardo R (85) on 17 Aug 2012

A stage play that was seamlessly transferred to the screen. It is a great example of dialogue driven melodrama…

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By Daryl K (209) on 17 Aug 2012

A stage play that was seamlessly transferred to the screen. It is a great example of dialogue driven melodrama…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 20 Jul 2012

Terrific performance and an intelligent script in this compelling thriller…

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By Mickey M (307) on 16 Jul 2012

Leslie Howard and Bette Davis are overly dramatic and unconvincing, but Bogart carries the film. And he does so with minimal screentime…

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By Keith C (780) on 09 Jul 2012

B ogie shines as criminal duke mantee in this star making turn also this is pairing #2 of howard/davis after the last movie (of human bondage)…

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By Elsa W (26) on 29 Jun 2012

Well, let me tell you something. You're a forgetful old fool…

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By Vicky M (39) on 08 Jun 2012

Very talk-intensive in the first 45 minutes or so, which equates to a little more than half of the entire film, unfortunately…

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By Denny O (55) on 09 May 2012

An adaptation worthy of all the praise it's Broadway predecessor received. Bogart and Howard were at the top of their game…

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By Liam G (164) on 24 Apr 2012

It was filmed and directed like a play... a nice touch considering its origins. What really makes this film enjoyable is the casting…

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By Peter P (1,726) on 08 Apr 2012

Great performances from Bogart and Leslie Howard, and the story has an interesting dynamic to it, but the ending is a little too sad…

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By Rick Q (325) on 19 Mar 2012

Definitely a cheesy film from 1930's hollywood, but it's characters are rich and you grow to care for them…

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By Wade S (41) on 11 Mar 2012

Leslie Howard and Bette Davis' characters are now pretty laughable; it's Bogie's show all the way, he makes the movie somewhat memorable…

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By Tony T (238) on 05 Jan 2012

The first important film on Humphrey Bogart's resume…

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By Jwasu R (97) on 24 Dec 2011

I second the existentialism comments...as if it matters…

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By Kevin H (1,172) on 26 Aug 2011

Perfect cast, perfect acting ,perfectly shot still holds the test of time…

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By David L (3,419) on 21 Aug 2011

Very talk-intensive in the first 45 minutes or so, which equates to a little more than half of the entire film, unfortunately…

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By Blake P (935) on 15 Aug 2011

In the vast, empty desert of Arizona, a lonely diner and gas station is under threat of being seiged by a notorious gangster (Humphrey Bogart)…

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