1955
A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
7.0
167
October 5, 1955
1h 52m
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Original Title
The Desperate Hours
Spoken Languages
English
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$2,500,000
Production Companies
Director
Writer
Producer
Composer
Screenplay
The Morgue
Restraint
Revenge
Undertow
Plunge Into Darkness
White Heat
While She Was Out
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Purple Noon
Jennifer Eight
Dead Calm
The Andromeda Strain
A Simple Plan
High Tension
Nightcap
Fear
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Director
William Wyler
Writer
N/A
Producer
William Wyler
Composer
N/A
Screenplay
Joseph Hayes
Humphrey Bogart
Role: Glenn Griffin
Fredric March
Role: Daniel C. Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy
Role: Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Martha Scott
Role: Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey Martin
Role: Hal Griffin
Gig Young
Role: Chuck Wright
Mary Murphy
Role: Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard Eyer
Role: Ralph Hilliard
Robert Middleton
Role: Sam Kobish
Bert Freed
Role: Tom Winston
Ray Collins
Role: Sheriff Masters
Whit Bissell
Role: FBI Agent Carson
Ray Teal
Role: State Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter Baldwin
Role: George Patterson
Edmund Cobb
Role: Mr. Walling
Ann Doran
Role: Mrs. Walling
Beverly Garland
Role: Miss Swift
Helen Kleeb
Role: Miss Wells
Ralph Dumke
Role: Clint
Pat Flaherty
Role: Dutch
Ric Roman
Role: Sal
Burt Mustin
Role: Carl
Louis Lettieri
Role: Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
Role: Chef at Al's Dining Room
John Benson
Role: Bellboy
Joe Flynn
Role: Motorist Hijacked by Hal
Donald Kerr
Role: Barkeeper
James O'Hara
Role: Gas Station Attendant
Alan Reed
Role: Detective (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Role: Detective (uncredited)
Michael Moore
Role: Detective (uncredited)
Fred S. Fosler
Role: Sheriff (uncredited)
Paul Salata
Role: Sheriff (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Role: State Trooper (uncredited)
Simon Oakland
Role: State Trooper (uncredited)
Joel D. Smith
Role: State Trooper (uncredited)
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