The Petrified Forest (1936)

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

• 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.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (226 votes)

Release date

February 8, 1936

Runtime

1h 22m

Language

English

Director

Archie Mayo

Status

Released