The Petrified Forest

Feb 8, 1936

1h 22m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Alan Squier

Leslie Howard

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Bette Davis

Duke Mantee

Humphrey Bogart

Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Genevieve Tobin

Boze Hertzlinger

Dick Foran

Jason Maple

Porter Hall

Gramp Maple

Charley Grapewin

Mr. Chisholm

Paul Harvey

Jackie

Joe Sawyer

Lineman

Eddie Acuff

Ruby

Adrian Morris

Paula

Nina Campana

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