The Desperate Hours

1955    1h 52m    Approved
Thriller, Crime,
7.588%79%69%
Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.
Directed By
William Wyler
Written By
Joseph Hayes
Studio
Paramount

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Cast of The Desperate Hours
  • Humphrey BogartGlenn Griffin
  • Fredric MarchDaniel C. Hilliard
  • Arthur KennedyDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
  • Martha ScottEleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
  • Dewey MartinHal Griffin
  • Gig YoungChuck Wright
  • Mary MurphyCynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
  • Richard EyerRalph Hilliard
  • Robert MiddletonSam Kobish
  • Bert FreedTom Winston
  • Ray CollinsSheriff Masters
  • Whit BissellFBI Agent Carson
  • Ray TealState Police Lt. Fredericks
  • Walter BaldwinGeorge Patterson
  • Edmund CobbMr. Walling
  • Ann DoranMrs. Walling
  • Beverly GarlandMiss Swift
  • Helen KleebMiss Wells
  • Ralph DumkeClint
  • Pat FlahertyDutch
  • Ric RomanSal
  • Burt MustinCarl
  • Louis LettieriBucky Walling
  • Paul E. BurnsChef at Al's Dining Room
  • John BensonBellboy
  • Joe FlynnMotorist Hijacked by Hal
  • Donald KerrBarkeeper
  • James O'HaraGas Station Attendant
  • Alan ReedDetective (uncredited)
  • Don HaggertyDetective (uncredited)
  • Michael MooreDetective (uncredited)
  • Fred S. FoslerSheriff (uncredited)
  • Paul SalataSheriff (uncredited)
  • Mike MahoneyState Trooper (uncredited)
  • Simon OaklandState Trooper (uncredited)
  • Joel D. SmithState Trooper (uncredited)
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