Movie Description

The Petrified Forest

(1955)

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.

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Original TitleThe Petrified Forest

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1955-05-30

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 16m

Production CompaniesShowcase Productions

Genres

  • Drama
  • TV Movie