The Petrified Forest

Release date: Feb 8, 1936

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.

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Top Cast

Alan Squier

Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple

Duke Mantee

Mrs. Edith Chisholm

Boze Hertzlinger

Jason Maple

Gramp Maple

Mr. Chisholm

Jackie

Lineman

Ruby

Paula

Slim

Joseph

Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)

Deputy (uncredited)

Sheriff (uncredited)

Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)

Jim (uncredited)

Driver (uncredited)

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Second Lineman (uncredited)

Driver (uncredited)

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