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The Petrified Forest (1936)

NR · 1936-02-08 · 1h 22m · EN
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AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!

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 HowardLeslie HowardAlan SquierBette DavisBette DavisGabrielle "Gabby" MapleHumphrey BogartHumphrey BogartDuke ManteeGenevieve TobinGenevieve TobinMrs. Edith ChisholmDick ForanDick ForanBoze HertzlingerPorter HallPorter HallJason MapleCharley GrapewinCharley GrapewinGramp MaplePaul HarveyPaul HarveyMr. ChisholmJoe SawyerJoe SawyerJackieEddie AcuffEddie AcuffLinemanAdrian MorrisAdrian MorrisRubyNina CampanaNina CampanaPaula

Keywords

GangsterFugitiveArizonaHostage situationDesertDinerBased on play or musicalIsolated placeAspirationDrifterNoirRoadside dinerKindred spiritPoetry recitationFrançois villonFilm noir

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinityGangster · Fugitive · ArizonaMood preferenceRomanceVisual styleNoir · Film NoirDialogue densityDramaPacingShort

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What is The Petrified Forest about?

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.

How long is The Petrified Forest?

The Petrified Forest has a runtime of 82 minutes.

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