Movie
The Petrified Forest
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.
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Checked Sep 2, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Petrified Forest
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. ChisholmCredits
- Directed by
- Archie Mayo
- Written by
- Delmer Daves, Charles Kenyon
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
Production
Warner Bros. PicturesUnited States
