The Petrified Forest

7.1 1936 1h 22m United States of America

Crime Drama Romance Thriller

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

Archie Mayo

Writers

Charles Kenyon, Robert E. Sherwood, Delmer Daves

Cast

Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Porter Hall, Charley Grapewin, Paul Harvey, Joe Sawyer, Eddie Acuff, Adrian Morris, Nina Campana, Slim Thompson, John Alexander, Arthur Aylesworth

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America