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The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

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The Petrified Forest

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

1936

1h 22m

7.1(221 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

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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Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Alan Squier

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Duke Mantee

Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Boze Hertzlinger

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Jason Maple

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Gramp Maple

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Mr. Chisholm

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Jackie

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Lineman

Creative team

Directed by: Archie Mayo
Written by: Charles Kenyon
Delmer Daves

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