The Petrified Forest
7.5
“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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Cast
24 people
Leslie Howard
Alan Squier
Known for
Gone with the Wind
Pygmalion
Bette Davis
Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Known for
All About Eve
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Genevieve Tobin
Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Known for
One Hour with You
Dick Foran
Boze Hertzlinger
Known for
The Mummy's Hand
Black Legion
Porter Hall
Jason Maple
Known for
Double Indemnity
Ace in the Hole
Charley Grapewin
Gramp Maple
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
Paul Harvey
Mr. Chisholm
Known for
Spellbound
Calamity Jane
Joe Sawyer
Jackie
Known for
The Killing
Gilda
Eddie Acuff
Lineman
Known for
The Walking Dead
It Happened Tomorrow
Adrian Morris
Ruby
Known for
Angels with Dirty Faces
Christmas in July
Nina Campana
Paula
Also in
Tortilla Flat
Arizona
Archie Mayo Director · Delmer Daves Screenplay Charles Kenyon Screenplay
United States release February 8, 1936 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 31, 1936
Premiere · St. Louis, Missouri
United States · February 8, 1936
Theatrical
Austria
September 1, 1936 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 4, 1936 · Theatrical
September 2, 2005 · Physical · DVD/VHS Warner
Sweden
September 28, 1936 · Theatrical
March 23, 2005 · Physical · DVD
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