The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest (1936)

AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1936-02-08
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 190 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Archie Mayo
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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.

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  • 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
  • Charley Grapewin

    as Gramp Maple
  • Paul Harvey

    as Mr. Chisholm
  • Joe Sawyer

    as Jackie
  • Eddie Acuff

    as Lineman
  • Adrian Morris

    as Ruby
  • Nina Campana

    as Paula
  • Slim Thompson

    as Slim
  • John Alexander

    as Joseph
  • Arthur Aylesworth

    as Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
  • Jack Cheatham

    as Deputy (uncredited)
  • Jim Farley

    as Sheriff (uncredited)
  • George Guhl

    as Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)
  • Gus Leonard

    as Jim (uncredited)
  • Tom McGuire

    as Driver (uncredited)
  • Addison Richards

    as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Francis J. Scheid

    as Second Lineman (uncredited)
  • Perc Teeple

    as Driver (uncredited)
  • Frank Milan

    as
Production Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
Directing Archie Mayo Director
Writing Charles Kenyon Screenplay
Writing Robert E. Sherwood Theatre Play
Camera Sol Polito Director of Photography
Writing Delmer Daves Screenplay
Editing Owen Marks Editor
Art John Hughes Art Direction
Sound Charles Lang Sound
Directing Richard Maybery Assistant Director
Directing Frank Shaw Assistant Director
Sound Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Orry-Kelly Costume Design
Sound Leo F. Forbstein Music Director

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