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The Petrified Forest

  • Episode aired May 30, 1955
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
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Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Henry Fonda in Producers' Showcase (1954)
DramaMusicalComedy

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... Read allGabrielle 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... Read allGabrielle 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. W... Read all

  • Director
    • Delbert Mann
  • Writers
    • Tad Mosel
    • Robert E. Sherwood
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Henry Fonda
    • Lauren Bacall
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Delbert Mann
    • Writers
      • Tad Mosel
      • Robert E. Sherwood
    • Stars
      • Humphrey Bogart
      • Henry Fonda
      • Lauren Bacall
    • 6User reviews
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    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Duke Mantee
    Henry Fonda
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    • Alan Squier
    Lauren Bacall
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    • Gabby Maple
    Paul Hartman
    Paul Hartman
    • Jason Maple
    Jack Warden
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    • Boze
    Richard Jaeckel
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    • Ruby
    Joseph Sweeney
    Joseph Sweeney
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    Richard Gaines
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    Dick Elliott
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    Steven Ritch
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    Morris Buchanan
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    Julia Montoya
    • Paula
    Frank London
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    • Director
      • Delbert Mann
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      • Tad Mosel
      • Robert E. Sherwood
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      Lauren Bacall's television debut.
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      Featured in Stars of the Silver Screen: Lauren Bacall (2013)

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    Petrified
    Gosh, I saw this together with "Key Largo," and it made that wooden project look good.

    There's some history here. The 1936 movie was of a play that featured Bogart and Howard. Edward G Robinson was cast in the film for Bogart's role, but he bowed out -- giving Bogart his first chance in movies.

    Twelve years later, a reshuffling of the thing was made as "Key Largo" but with Bogart as the good guy and Robinson as the creepy gangster. Bacall was the nice girl. It would be the last joint movie appearance for the two.

    But wait! Along comes this, a simplified remake of "Petrified Forest" for TeeVee. Bogart is back as the gangster, and Bacall the nice girl. This would be their actual last joint appearance. Henry Fonda was the good guy this time.

    It gives the impression of being a taped live performance, staged as the original play must have been. Bogart is tired, so tired. He may have already known he was dying. The rest of the players are stilted. Clearly, there was scant rehearsal and poor or no direction. So the actors all just run through their lines with the minimum of emotion and total lack of collaboration.

    Its a sad, sad disaster. All the intended power of the original play (and some of the movie), those metaphors that played up communism and hit at moneyed privilege, were muted into oblivion because of the red-baiting of the time. The performance is much like the lives of the play. Wasted.

    Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
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    • Jan 31, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Showcase Productions
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      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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