The Petrified Forest (1936)
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.
- Released
- 1936-02-08
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Archie Mayo, Charles Kenyon, Delmer Daves
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 226 votes
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Alan Squier
- Bette Davis as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
- Humphrey Bogart as Duke Mantee
- Genevieve Tobin as Mrs. Edith Chisholm
- Dick Foran as Boze Hertzlinger
- Porter Hall as Jason Maple
- Charley Grapewin as Gramp Maple
- Paul Harvey as Mr. Chisholm
- Joe Sawyer as Jackie
- Eddie Acuff as Lineman
- Adrian Morris as Ruby
- Nina Campana as Paula
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