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.
Details
- Director
- Archie Mayo
- Writer
- Delmer Daves
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Bette Davis
Charley Grapewin
Dick Foran
Eddie Acuff
Genevieve Tobin
Humphrey Bogart
Joe Sawyer
Leslie Howard
Paul Harvey
Porter Hall
Keywords
arizona
aspiration
based on play or musical
desert
diner
drifter
film noir
françois villon
fugitive
gangster
hostage situation
isolated place
kindred spirit
poetry recitation
roadside diner
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