The Desperate Hours
October 5, 1955
112 minutes
7.0
CrimeThriller

The Desperate Hours

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

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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
(Glenn Griffin)
Fredric March
(Daniel C. Hilliard)
Arthur Kennedy
(Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard)
Martha Scott
(Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard)
Dewey Martin
(Hal Griffin)
Gig Young
(Chuck Wright)
Mary Murphy
(Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard)
Richard Eyer
(Ralph Hilliard)
Robert Middleton
(Sam Kobish)
Bert Freed
(Tom Winston)
Ray Collins
(Sheriff Masters)
Whit Bissell
(FBI Agent Carson)
Ray Teal
(State Police Lt. Fredericks)
Walter Baldwin
(George Patterson)
Edmund Cobb
(Mr. Walling)
Ann Doran
(Mrs. Walling)
Beverly Garland
(Miss Swift)
Helen Kleeb
(Miss Wells)
Ralph Dumke
(Clint)
Pat Flaherty
(Dutch)
Ric Roman
(Sal)
Burt Mustin
(Carl)
Louis Lettieri
(Bucky Walling)
Paul E. Burns
(Chef at Al's Dining Room)
John Benson
(Bellboy)
Joe Flynn
(Motorist Hijacked by Hal)
Donald Kerr
(Barkeeper)
James O'Hara
(Gas Station Attendant)
Alan Reed
(Detective (uncredited))
Don Haggerty
(Detective (uncredited))
Michael Moore
(Detective (uncredited))
Fred S. Fosler
(Sheriff (uncredited))
Paul Salata
(Sheriff (uncredited))
Mike Mahoney
(State Trooper (uncredited))
Simon Oakland
(State Trooper (uncredited))
Joel D. Smith
(State Trooper (uncredited))