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Feature film — 1936

The Petrified Forest (1936)

7.11h 22mCrime — Drama — Romance — Thriller

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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Director: Archie Mayo

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Cast & crew

Leslie Howard as Alan Squier

Leslie Howard

Alan Squier

Bette Davis as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Bette Davis

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Humphrey Bogart as Duke Mantee

Humphrey Bogart

Duke Mantee

Genevieve Tobin as Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Genevieve Tobin

Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Dick Foran as Boze Hertzlinger

Dick Foran

Boze Hertzlinger

Porter Hall as Jason Maple

Porter Hall

Jason Maple

Charley Grapewin as Gramp Maple

Charley Grapewin

Gramp Maple

Paul Harvey as Mr. Chisholm

Paul Harvey

Mr. Chisholm

Joe Sawyer as Jackie

Joe Sawyer

Jackie

Eddie Acuff as Lineman

Eddie Acuff

Lineman

Adrian Morris as Ruby

Adrian Morris

Ruby

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Nina Campana

Paula

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