The Petrified Forest (1936)

  • NR
  • 01/31/1936 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
  • 1h 22m

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

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.

Charles Kenyon

Screenplay

Delmer Daves

Screenplay

Archie Mayo

Director

Cast

Leslie Howard's headshot

Leslie Howard

Alan Squier
Bette Davis's headshot

Bette Davis

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Humphrey Bogart's headshot

Humphrey Bogart

Duke Mantee
Genevieve Tobin's headshot

Genevieve Tobin

Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Dick Foran's headshot

Dick Foran

Boze Hertzlinger
Porter Hall's headshot

Porter Hall

Jason Maple
Charley Grapewin's headshot

Charley Grapewin

Gramp Maple
Paul Harvey's headshot

Paul Harvey

Mr. Chisholm

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