The Petrified Forest(1936)
AGAIN THEY TRIUMPH!...The stars of 'Human Bondage' in a picture greater than the play!
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.
Movie: The Petrified Forest
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alan Squier
Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Duke Mantee
Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Boze Hertzlinger
Jason Maple
Gramp Maple
Mr. Chisholm
Jackie
Lineman
Video Trailer The Petrified Forest
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