The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

Crime · 1936 · 1h 22m

Movie

7.1/10 · TMDB

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!

Overview

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

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Cast & crew

Leslie HowardAlan Squier
Bette DavisGabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Humphrey BogartDuke Mantee
Genevieve TobinMrs. Edith Chisholm
Dick ForanBoze Hertzlinger
Porter HallJason Maple
Charley GrapewinGramp Maple
Paul HarveyMr. Chisholm
Joe SawyerJackie
Eddie AcuffLineman
Adrian MorrisRuby
Nina CampanaPaula
Slim ThompsonSlim
John AlexanderJoseph
Arthur AylesworthBlack Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

Information

Release date
8 February 1936
Director
Archie Mayo
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Runtime
1h 22m
Country of origin
United States

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