Der versteinerte Wald (1936)

Der versteinerte Wald: 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.

“Transcribed from the trailer for u0026quot;The Petrified Forestu0026quot;, filmed in the fall of 1935, and released early the following year.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e[ Hereu0026#39;s the news you have awaited-for a year and a half. Warner Bros. announce the re-uniting of The Stars Who Electrified The Screen World. The Girl Who Knows How To Use Her Charms – Bette Davis. And The Man Who Found Her Dangerous, but Irresistible – Leslie Howard. Co-starred in the sensational Broadway stage success u0026quot;The Petrified Forestu0026quot;. ] u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the edge of the American desert lies a forest turned to stone, the Petrified Forest, grim, silent, mysterious. Here in a lonely desert tavern, faith draws together a strange company: Alan Squier (Leslie Howard), of Vagabond Adventure, running away from his past, Gabrielle Maple (Bette Davis), a beautiful girl, weary of the desert solitude, eager to escape with the first man who comes her way, Boze Hertzlinger (Dick Foran), an ex-football hero, down on his luck, Paul Chisholm (Paul Harvey), multimillionaire banker vacationing with his disillusioned young wife, Edith (Genevieve Tobin), Gramp Maple (Charley Grapewin), a sly old reprobate, and Duke Mantee (Humphrey Bogart), vicious leader of a notorious band of gunmen, hiding out after a gang massacre.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn a short space of 24 eventful hours, these characters live a lifetime of romance, adventure, terror and tragedy. Itu0026#39;s one of the most unusual stories ever brought to the screen, u0026quot;The Petrified Forestu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e[ Gabrielle Maple: Wouldnu0026#39;t you like someone to be in love with you? Alan Squier: Yes, Gabrielle, I would like someone in love with me. Gabrielle Maple: Do you think Iu0026#39;m attractive? Alan Squier: There are better words than that for what you are. ]u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;The Petrified Forestu0026quot;, where nature makes man Forget his conscience, and Strips woman of her pride.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e[ Edith Chisholm: Do you mind if I speak up, my dear, perhaps I could tell you some things that… Gabrielle Maple: What do you know about me? Edith Chisholm: I donu0026#39;t know about you, my dear, but I do know what it means to repress yourself, and starve yourself. ]u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e[ Duke Mantee: What were you saying? Jason Maple: Iu0026#39;m telling you for your own good, Mantee. They know where you were heading, they picked up your trail. Theyu0026#39;ll get you. Jackie: Whatu0026#39;s the matter with you, Duke? Do something! Duke Mantee: Shut up! Shut up! Give me time to think. Alan Squier: No, Duke, you want revenge, donu0026#39;t you? You want to go out of your way again, to get that blonde who snitched, Well donu0026#39;t do it, Duke. Jackie: She has snitched, come on, Duke! Duke Mantee: I told you to shut up! Alan Squier: You know they gonna get you, anyway. Youu0026#39;re obsolete, Duke, like me. Youu0026#39;ve got to die. Well, then die for freedom. Thatu0026#39;s worth it. Donu0026#39;t give up your life for anything so cheap and unsatisfactory as revenge. ]u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYouu0026#39;ll find yourself Caught in a searing, blinding tornado of emotions in u0026quot;The Petrified Forestu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLeslie Howard re-creates the role that thrilled Broadway. [ Alan Squier: Any womanu0026#39;s worth everything that any man has to give: anguish, ecstasy, faith, jealousy, love, hatred, life or death. ]u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBette Davis more tempting, more tantalizing, then ever. [ Gabrielle Maple: Sometimes I feel as if I was sparkling all over, and I wanna go out and do something absolutely crazy and marvellous. ]u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHumphrey Bogart the most terrifying character since the Cagney of u0026quot;Public Enemyu0026quot;. [ Duke Mantee: Just keep in mind that I and the boys is candidates for hanginu0026#39;. And the first time any one of ya makes a wrong move, Iu0026#39;m gonna kill the whole lot of ya! ]u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;The Petrified Forestu0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e[ A New Triumph For The Screenu0026#39;s Greatest Dramatic Team. Brought to you by Warner Bros. the hit-after-hit studio. ]”