The Petrified Forest (1955)

The Petrified Forest (1955)

1955-05-30 United States of America 76 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Humphrey Bogart is Duke Mantee
Duke Mantee
Henry Fonda is Alan Squier
Alan Squier
Lauren Bacall is Gabby Maple
Gabby Maple
Paul Hartman is Jason Maple
Jason Maple
Natalie Schafer is Mrs. Chisholm
Mrs. Chisholm
Richard Gaines is Mr. Chisholm
Mr. Chisholm
Jack Klugman is Jackie
Dick Elliott is Commander
Commander
Steven Ritch is Lineman