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The Petrified Forest

Set in Black Mesa Bar-B-Q at desert crosswords, as a patrons, owner and his daughter Gaby Maple and an unfortunate hitchhiker Alan Squier are held hostage by fleeing killer Duke Mantee and his henchmen, with Squier signing over his life insurance policy to Gaby to fund her dream of traveling to France to paint, and then persuading Mantee to kill him .

English
  • Originally Aired May 30, 1955
  • Runtime 65 minutes
  • Network NBC
  • Created November 9, 2006 by
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Name Type Role
Tad Mosel Writer
Delbert Mann Director
Robert Emmett Sherwood Director