The Petrified Forest

1h 22min

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

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.

Cast

Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard

Alan Squier
Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Duke Mantee
Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Boze Hertzlinger
Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Jason Maple
Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Gramp Maple
Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

Mr. Chisholm
Arthur Aylesworth

Arthur Aylesworth

Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham

Jack Cheatham

Deputy (uncredited)
Jim Farley

Jim Farley

Sheriff (uncredited)
George Guhl

George Guhl

Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)
Gus Leonard

Gus Leonard

Jim (uncredited)
Tom McGuire

Tom McGuire

Driver (uncredited)
Addison Richards

Addison Richards

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

Francis J. Scheid

Second Lineman (uncredited)
Perc Teeple

Perc Teeple

Driver (uncredited)

Release date

8th Feb 1936

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English