the petrified forest be the movie that make humphery bogart a star . he play a gangster in this . an english tourist call for refreshment at a remote café in the middle of the desert and fall in love with the waitress who work there . a group of three then come in and they take the tourist with them to their destination and which they never reach . their car be hijack by a gang of four crook and include murderer duke mantee ( bogart ) and who be want all over the state . the tourist make his own way back to the café and the crook be not far behind and then they go into the café and hold everyone hostage in there to be join by the group of three late on . duke shoot the tourist at the end and escape and be finally catch by the police just after . the petrified forest have very little and if any background music but it doesn not need it a it be grip enough . joning bogie in the cast be leslie howard a the tourist and a young bette daivs a the waitress and dick foran and joe sawyer . all play excellent part and especially bogie . i enjoy watch the petrified forest and have see it a couple of time now . excellent . rating represent 4 star out of 5 .