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The Petrified Forest (1936)

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

7.1/10 1h 22m Feb 08, 1936
Crime 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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Movie Details

Original Title The Petrified Forest
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2

Cast

Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Alan Squier
Popularity: 4.3
Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Popularity: 1.2
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee
Popularity: 1.1
Genevieve Tobin
Genevieve Tobin
Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Popularity: 1.3
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
Boze Hertzlinger
Popularity: 0.3
Porter Hall
Porter Hall
Jason Maple
Popularity: 1.2
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
Gramp Maple
Popularity: 0.9
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Mr. Chisholm
Popularity: 0.5
Joe Sawyer
Joe Sawyer
Jackie
Popularity: 1.0
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
Lineman
Popularity: 0.2
Adrian Morris
Adrian Morris
Ruby
Popularity: 0.1
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Nina Campana
Paula
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Archie Mayo
Screenplay Charles Kenyon, Delmer Daves
Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis
Editor Owen Marks

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

gangster arizona diner based on play or musical film noir fugitive drifter desert hostage situation aspiration poetry recitation françois villon isolated place kindred spirit roadside diner

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Rating
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Details
Release Date February 8, 1936
Runtime 1h 22m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 1.2
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