The Petrified Forest
204 reviews
Crime/Drama
1h 22m
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...
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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.
- DirectorArchie Mayo
- Release8 February 1936
- Genre
- Duration1h 22m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate204 reviews
- Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast

Leslie Howard
Alan Squier

Bette Davis
Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee

Genevieve Tobin
Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Dick Foran
Boze Hertzlinger

Porter Hall
Jason Maple

Charley Grapewin
Gramp Maple

Paul Harvey
Mr. Chisholm

Joe Sawyer
Jackie

Eddie Acuff
Lineman

Adrian Morris
Ruby

Slim Thompson
Slim

Arthur Aylesworth
Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham
Deputy (uncredited)

Jim Farley
Sheriff (uncredited)

George Guhl
Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)

Gus Leonard
Jim (uncredited)

Tom McGuire
Driver (uncredited)

Addison Richards
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
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