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The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest (1936)

NR 1h 22m 6.5/10 IMDb
CrimeDramaRomanceThriller

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.

Director: Archie Mayo

Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran

Content Warnings

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Violence & Physical Harm

Gun violence
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