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71% Critic Match
The Petrified Forest
“AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!”
7.1 / 10• 1936• 1h 22m•NR• English
CrimeDramaRomanceThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Leslie Howard
Alan Squier
Lead
Bette Davis
Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Humphrey Bogart
Duke Mantee
Genevieve Tobin
Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Dick Foran
Boze Hertzlinger
Porter Hall
Jason Maple
Charley Grapewin
Gramp Maple
Paul Harvey
Mr. Chisholm
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Archie Mayo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Petrified Forest is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
