The Petrified Forest (1955)
The Petrified Forest
Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.
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Humphrey Bogart
as Duke Mantee
as Duke Mantee
Henry Fonda
as Alan Squier
as Alan Squier
Lauren Bacall
as Gabby Maple
as Gabby Maple
Paul Hartman
as Jason Maple
as Jason Maple
Jack Warden
as Boze
as Boze
Richard Jaeckel
as Ruby
as Ruby
Joseph Sweeney
as Gramps
as Gramps
Natalie Schafer
as Mrs. Chisholm
as Mrs. Chisholm
Richard Gaines
as Mr. Chisholm
as Mr. Chisholm
Jack Klugman
as Jackie
as Jackie
Dick Elliott
as Commander
as Commander
Steven Ritch
as Lineman
as Lineman
Morris Buchanan
as Pyles
as Pyles
Julia Montoya
as Paula
as Paula
Frank London
as Radio Announcer (voice)
as Radio Announcer (voice)
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George Meyer
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Edward Stephenson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Robert E. Sherwood
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Fred Coe
Producer
Producer
Harry Sosnik
Music
Music
Delbert Mann
Director
Director
William Nichols
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Tad Mosel
Adaptation
Adaptation
Robert Campbell
Costume Design
Costume Design
