The Desperate Hours
7.003
178 Reviews
1955
1h 52min
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Storyline
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Released
October 1955
Runtime
1h 52min
Director
Budget
$2,300,000
Revenue
$2,500,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Paramount Pictures
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)
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