The Frame

AKA Humphrey Bogart’s first real Hollywood film, playing the tough-guy criminal role that typecast him until the early 1940s. As Duke Mantee, he takes a desert gas station hostage when his getaway car breaks down. The station/diner is run by Bette Davis, who recently met and became enamored of philosophical traveler Leslie Howard. They are ostensibly the main characters, but honestly, Bogart owns the film. Davis is quite good as well, but the film would’ve been better if Bogart had shot Howard’s character immediately to save us from his inane ramblings.
Above Average