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The Desperate Hours (1955)

Overview

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
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William Wyler profile
William Wyler

Director

Joseph Hayes profile
Joseph Hayes

Screenplay

Cast

Humphrey Bogart profile
Humphrey Bogart

Glenn Griffin

Fredric March profile
Fredric March

Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy profile
Arthur Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott profile
Martha Scott

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin profile
Dewey Martin

Hal Griffin

Gig Young profile
Gig Young

Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy profile
Mary Murphy

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer profile
Richard Eyer

Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton profile
Robert Middleton

Sam Kobish

Bert Freed profile
Bert Freed

Tom Winston

Ray Collins profile
Ray Collins

Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell profile
Whit Bissell

FBI Agent Carson

Humphrey Bogart profile
Humphrey Bogart

Glenn Griffin

Fredric March profile
Fredric March

Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy profile
Arthur Kennedy

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott profile
Martha Scott

Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin profile
Dewey Martin

Hal Griffin

Gig Young profile
Gig Young

Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy profile
Mary Murphy

Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer profile
Richard Eyer

Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton profile
Robert Middleton

Sam Kobish

Bert Freed profile
Bert Freed

Tom Winston

Ray Collins profile
Ray Collins

Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell profile
Whit Bissell

FBI Agent Carson

Extra

Release Date

October 5, 1955

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,300,000.00

Production Company

Paramount Pictures logo

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