The Petrified Forest
1936 · Movie · NR · 82 min · ★ 7.1
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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Details
- Years
- 1936
- Release date
- 1936-02-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 82 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (216 votes)
Themes
- gangster
- arizona
- diner
- based on play or musical
- film noir
- fugitive
- drifter
- desert
- hostage situation
- aspiration
- poetry recitation
- françois villon
- +3 more
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Archie Mayo