A fugitive killer (Bogart) holds disillusioned writer Alan Squier (Howard),waitress and would-be artist Gabby Maple (Davis), and a handful of others hostage in an Arizona diner.

Based on the play by Robert Emmet Sherwood. Special features: Leonart Maltin Hosts Warner Night at the movies 1936 with newsreel, musical short Rhythmitis, Cartoon the coo coo nut grove and theatrical trailers; new featurette "The petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert"; commentary by Bogart biographer Eric Lax; Audio-only bonus: Radio adaptation starring Bogart, Tyrone Power, and Joan Bennett.