The Petrified Forest

1936Rated7.11h 22mCrime, Drama, Romance

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.

Starring: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart

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Cast

  • Leslie HowardAlan Squier
  • Bette DavisGabrielle "Gabby" Maple
  • Humphrey BogartDuke Mantee
  • Genevieve TobinMrs. Edith Chisholm
  • Dick ForanBoze Hertzlinger
  • Porter HallJason Maple
  • Charley GrapewinGramp Maple
  • Paul HarveyMr. Chisholm
  • Joe SawyerJackie
  • Eddie AcuffLineman

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