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The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest

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The Petrified Forest

NR·1936·82m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Archie Mayo

Screenplay

Delmer Daves

Screenplay

Charles Kenyon

Theatre Play

Robert E. Sherwood

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

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