TMDb Rating
7.1/10
206 verified votes
The Petrified Forest (1936)
CrimeDramaRomanceThriller
82 min
"AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!"
Plot Summary
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.
Director
Archie Mayo
Top Cast
Leslie HowardBette DavisHumphrey BogartGenevieve TobinDick Foran
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