The Desperate Hours
A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
7.0(184) 1955-10-05 112 minCrimeThriller
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Original Music ComposerGail Kubik
Original Music ComposerDaniele Amfitheatrof
ScreenplayJoseph Hayes
DirectorWilliam Wyler
ProducerWilliam Wyler
Cast & characters
Humphrey Bogart
as Glenn Griffin
Fredric March
as Daniel C. Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Martha Scott
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey Martin
as Hal Griffin
Gig Young
as Chuck Wright
Mary Murphy
as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard Eyer
as Ralph Hilliard
Robert Middleton
as Sam Kobish
Bert Freed
as Tom Winston
Ray Collins
as Sheriff Masters
Whit Bissell
as FBI Agent Carson
Ray Teal
as State Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter Baldwin
as George Patterson
Edmund Cobb
as Mr. Walling
Ann Doran
as Mrs. Walling
Beverly Garland
as Miss Swift
Helen Kleeb
as Miss Wells
Ralph Dumke
as Clint
Pat Flaherty
as Dutch
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Ric Roman
as Sal
Burt Mustin
as Carl
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Louis Lettieri
as Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
as Chef at Al's Dining Room
