The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
Release: 1936-02-08
·Runtime: 82m
·★ 7.1
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Eddie Acuff
as Lineman
Arthur Aylesworth
as Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
George Guhl
as Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)
Tom McGuire
as Driver (uncredited)
Bette Davis
as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Dick Foran
as Boze Hertzlinger
Joe Sawyer
as Jackie
Slim Thompson
as Slim
Gus Leonard
as Jim (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart
as Duke Mantee
Genevieve Tobin
as Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Porter Hall
as Jason Maple
Charley Grapewin
as Gramp Maple
Jack Cheatham
as Deputy (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
as Mr. Chisholm
Adrian Morris
as Ruby
Jim Farley
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Leslie Howard
as Alan Squier
