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The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest
★ 7.1/10•1936•1h 22m•NR•Crime•Drama•Romance

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.

Archie Mayo · Director

Charles Kenyon · Screenplay

Delmer Daves · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 8, 1936

Actors

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

Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Ruby

Nina Campana

Paula

Slim Thompson

Slim Thompson

Slim

John Alexander

Joseph

Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Deputy (uncredited)

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