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The Petrified Forest( 1936)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Leslie Howard

      Alan Squier

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      Bette Davis

      Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

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      Humphrey Bogart

      Duke Mantee

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      Genevieve Tobin

      Mrs. Edith Chisholm

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      Dick Foran

      Boze Hertzlinger

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      Porter Hall

      Jason Maple

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      Charley Grapewin

      Gramp Maple

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      Paul Harvey

      Mr. Chisholm

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      Joe Sawyer

      Jackie

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      Eddie Acuff

      Lineman

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      Adrian Morris

      Ruby

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      Nina Campana

      Paula

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      Slim Thompson

      Slim

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      John Alexander

      Joseph

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      Arthur Aylesworth

      Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

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      Jack Cheatham

      Deputy (uncredited)

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      Jim Farley

      Sheriff (uncredited)

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      George Guhl

      Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)

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      Gus Leonard

      Jim (uncredited)

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      Tom McGuire

      Driver (uncredited)

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      Addison Richards

      Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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      Francis J. Scheid

      Second Lineman (uncredited)

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      Perc Teeple

      Driver (uncredited)

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      Frank Milan

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • gangster
    • arizona
    • diner
    • based on play or musical
    • film noir
    • fugitive
    • drifter
    • desert
    • hostage situation
    • aspiration
    • poetry recitation
    • françois villon
    • isolated place
    • kindred spirit
    • roadside diner