The Petrified Forest (1936)

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.

Cast

Alan Squier
Gabrielle "Gabby" Maple
Black Horse Troopers Commander (uncredited)
Deputy (uncredited)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Black Horse Trooper (uncredited)
Jim (uncredited)
Driver (uncredited)
Duke Mantee
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Second Lineman (uncredited)
Driver (uncredited)
Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Boze Hertzlinger
Jason Maple
Gramp Maple
Mr. Chisholm

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Costume Design
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Music Director