The Desperate Hours (1955)

ALL 10/05/1955 (en) Crime, Thriller 112 Min
  • Release
    10/05/1955
  • Production
    Paramount
  • Rotten tomato
    69.7%
  • Original title
    The Desperate Hours
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 2,500,000.00
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A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

Overview

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

  1. William Wyler

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Robert Swink

    Editor

  4. William Wyler

    Producer



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  1. Humphrey Bogart

    Glenn Griffin

  2. Fredric March

    Daniel C. Hilliard

  3. Arthur Kennedy

    Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

  4. Martha Scott

    Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

  5. Dewey Martin

    Hal Griffin

  6. Gig Young

    Chuck Wright

  7. Mary Murphy

    Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

  8. Richard Eyer

    Ralph Hilliard

  9. Robert Middleton

    Sam Kobish

  10. Bert Freed

    Tom Winston

  11. Ray Collins

    Sheriff Masters

  12. Whit Bissell

    FBI Agent Carson

  13. Ray Teal

    State Police Lt. Fredericks

  14. Walter Baldwin

    George Patterson

  15. Edmund Cobb

    Mr. Walling

  16. Ann Doran

    Mrs. Walling

  17. Beverly Garland

    Miss Swift

  18. Helen Kleeb

    Miss Wells

  19. Ralph Dumke

    Clint

  20. Pat Flaherty

    Dutch

  21. Ric Roman

    Sal

  22. Burt Mustin

    Carl

  23. Louis Lettieri

    Bucky Walling

  24. Paul E. Burns

    Chef at Al's Dining Room

  25. John Benson

    Bellboy

  26. Joe Flynn

    Motorist Hijacked by Hal

  27. Donald Kerr

    Barkeeper

  28. James O'Hara

    Gas Station Attendant

  29. Alan Reed

    Detective (uncredited)

  30. Don Haggerty

    Detective (uncredited)

  31. Michael Moore

    Detective (uncredited)

  32. Fred S. Fosler

    Sheriff (uncredited)

  33. Paul Salata

    Sheriff (uncredited)

  34. Mike Mahoney

    State Trooper (uncredited)

  35. Simon Oakland

    State Trooper (uncredited)

  36. Joel D. Smith

    State Trooper (uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 36 , Crews : 28

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The Desperate Hours (1955) 112 Min

ALL 10/05/1955 (en)
Crime, Thriller
  • Release 10/05/1955
  • Production
    Paramount
  • Original title The Desperate Hours
  • en
  • Revenue2,500,000.00

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

Overview

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

  1. William Wyler

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Robert Swink

    Editor

  4. William Wyler

    Producer