The Petrified Forest
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The Petrified Forest is a 1935 stage play by Robert E. Sherwood that blends romantic drama and social commentary, best known for its tense desert-roadside setting and its role in launching Humphrey Bogart to stardom in its film adaptation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Petrified Forest (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert E. Sherwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDirector | Robert B. Sinclair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayLeadActor |
Humphrey Bogart
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Leslie Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayLeadActress | Peggy Conklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 1935-01-07 ⓘ |
| broadwayProducer | Jed Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Broadhurst Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Alan Squier is a drifter and intellectual
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Duke Mantee is a gangster NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabrielle Maple is a young waitress and aspiring artist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationLeadActor |
Humphrey Bogart
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Leslie Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationLeadActress | Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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romantic drama ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | witty and philosophical ⓘ |
| hasDramaticStructure | three-act play ⓘ |
| influenced | gangster film genre ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | 20th-century American drama canon ⓘ |
| isStudiedIn | American theatre courses ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alan Squier
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Duke Mantee NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabrielle Maple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | launching Humphrey Bogart to stardom in its film adaptation ⓘ |
| numberOfBroadwayPerformances | 197 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilmAdaptation | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| setting |
Arizona desert
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desert roadside café ⓘ roadside diner ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | hostage situation in a roadside diner ⓘ |
| theme |
American society in the 1930s
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class struggle ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ social conflict ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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