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The Petrified Forest

1936·1h 22m·Approved
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
15,955 votes

A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.

The Petrified Forest is a 1936 drama thriller movie directed by Archie Mayo, starring Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Leslie Howard. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 15,955 votes and runs 1h 22m.

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Director
Archie Mayo
Stars
Humphrey Bogart
Bette Davis
Leslie Howard
Genevieve Tobin
Details
1936-02-08
82 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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