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The Desperate Hours
Directed by
William Wyler
1955
1h 52m
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Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
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Cast of The Desperate Hours
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)
The Desperate Hours Reviews
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
William Wyler's taut direction elevates this thriller, which stars Bogart in his last screen role and Fredric March; far superior to the 1991 remake.
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Ken Hanke
Solid version of the play with strong cast.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
An aged fiftysomething Humphrey Bogart is in his element as the snarling desperate fugitive, a role played on Broadway by the much younger Paul Newman.
Village Voice
Brigid Murnaghan
Desperate Hours is a surprisingly spine-chilling film, first class in every department from camera (Lee Garmes) to cast.
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