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The Petrified Forest
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1936 film by Archie Mayo
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7.1Gabby, 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.
Released: 1936-02-0882 minDir: Archie MayoCrime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Alan Squier
- Bette Davis as Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
- Humphrey Bogart as Duke Mantee
- Genevieve Tobin as Mrs. Edith Chisholm
- Dick Foran as Boze Hertzlinger
- Porter Hall as Jason Maple
Themes
- gangster
- arizona
- diner
- based on play or musical
- film noir
- fugitive
- drifter
- desert
- hostage situation
- aspiration
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
15,890 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
- Year
- 1936
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 4 wins total
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