The Petrified Forest (1936)
7
/10 By 190 Votes
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.
Release Date : February 8, 1936
Runtime : 82m
Genre : Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Companies : Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries : United States of America
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
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