The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

112 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 5, 1955

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

The Desperate Hours

112 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Oct. 5, 1955

The Desperate Hours
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paramount
Original title The Desperate Hours
Directors Charles C. Coleman, John Waters, William Wyler, Hilton A. Green
Writers Joseph Hayes

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

as Glenn Griffin

Fredric March

as Daniel C. Hilliard

Arthur Kennedy

as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard

Martha Scott

as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard

Dewey Martin

as Hal Griffin

Gig Young

as Chuck Wright

Mary Murphy

as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard

Richard Eyer

as Ralph Hilliard

Robert Middleton

as Sam Kobish

Bert Freed

as Tom Winston

Ray Collins

as Sheriff Masters

Whit Bissell

as FBI Agent Carson

Ray Teal

as State Police Lt. Fredericks

Walter Baldwin

as George Patterson

Edmund Cobb

as Mr. Walling

Ann Doran

as Mrs. Walling

Beverly Garland

as Miss Swift

Helen Kleeb

as Miss Wells

Ralph Dumke

as Clint

Pat Flaherty

as Dutch

Ric Roman

as Sal

Burt Mustin

as Carl

Louis Lettieri

as Bucky Walling

Paul E. Burns

as Chef at Al's Dining Room

John Benson

as Bellboy

Joe Flynn

as Motorist Hijacked by Hal

Donald Kerr

as Barkeeper

James O'Hara

as Gas Station Attendant

Alan Reed

as Detective

Don Haggerty

as Detective

Michael Moore

as Detective

Fred S. Fosler

as Sheriff

Paul Salata

as Sheriff

Mike Mahoney

as State Trooper

Simon Oakland

as State Trooper

Joel D. Smith

as State Trooper