The Desperate Hours(1955)

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

70

1h 52m

  • Crime,
  • Thriller

Overview

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

Cast

  • Humphrey Bogart

    Humphrey Bogart

    Glenn Griffin

  • Fredric March

    Fredric March

    Daniel C. Hilliard

  • Arthur Kennedy

    Arthur Kennedy

    Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

  • Martha Scott

    Martha Scott

    Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

  • Dewey Martin

    Dewey Martin

    Hal Griffin

  • Gig Young

    Gig Young

    Chuck Wright

  • Mary Murphy

    Mary Murphy

    Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

  • Richard Eyer

    Richard Eyer

    Ralph Hilliard

  • Robert Middleton

    Robert Middleton

    Sam Kobish

  • Bert Freed

    Bert Freed

    Tom Winston

  • Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Sheriff Masters

  • Whit Bissell

    Whit Bissell

    FBI Agent Carson

  • Ray Teal

    Ray Teal

    State Police Lt. Fredericks

  • Walter Baldwin

    Walter Baldwin

    George Patterson

  • Edmund Cobb

    Edmund Cobb

    Mr. Walling

  • Ann Doran

    Ann Doran

    Mrs. Walling

  • Beverly Garland

    Beverly Garland

    Miss Swift

  • Helen Kleeb

    Helen Kleeb

    Miss Wells

  • Ralph Dumke

    Ralph Dumke

    Clint

  • Pat Flaherty

    Pat Flaherty

    Dutch

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    Status

    Released (Oct 5, 1955)

    Budget

    $2,300,000

    Revenue

    $2,500,000

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