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The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller 02/08/1936

The Petrified Forest (1936)

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

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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.

Archie Mayo

Director

Charles Kenyon

Screenplay

Delmer Daves

Screenplay