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AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play! - The Petrified Forest
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Title: The Petrified Forest

Release Date: 8 Feb 1936

Runtime: 1h 22m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Director: Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.047 (192 votes)

Cast

  • Alan Squier: Leslie Howard
  • Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple: Bette Davis
  • Duke Mantee: Humphrey Bogart
  • Mrs. Edith Chisholm: Genevieve Tobin
  • Boze Hertzlinger: Dick Foran
  • Jason Maple: Porter Hall
  • Gramp Maple: Charley Grapewin
  • Mr. Chisholm: Paul Harvey
  • Jackie: Joe Sawyer
  • Lineman: Eddie Acuff
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