Review of The Petrified Forest (1973) by Black S — 26 Jan 2008
Notable for including a Black actor as one of the Gangsters, as John Dillinger(who Bogart as Duke Mantee is clearly modeled on) broke out of jail with the help of a Black criminal in for murder, and this has been regularly overlooked in movie versiions of the story, in fact, the only other film where this is shown is the John Milius directed "Dillinger" with Warren Oates, also an excellent gangster film mostly accurate to events.
Curiously, this same actor turns up as the Professor in his other film "Red Dawn"....
This review of The Petrified Forest (1973) was written by Black S on 26 Jan 2008.
The Petrified Forest has generally received positive reviews.
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