The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours (1955)

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

  • Genre: Crime, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1955-10-05
  • User Rating: 7/10 from 157 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William Wyler
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Summary

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

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  • 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 (uncredited)

  • Don Haggerty

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Michael Moore

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Fred S. Fosler

    as Sheriff (uncredited)

  • Paul Salata

    as Sheriff (uncredited)

  • Mike Mahoney

    as State Trooper (uncredited)

  • Simon Oakland

    as State Trooper (uncredited)

  • Joel D. Smith

    as State Trooper (uncredited)
Art J. McMillan Johnson Art Direction
Writing Joseph Hayes Theatre Play
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Sound Gail Kubik Original Music Composer
Sound Daniele Amfitheatrof Original Music Composer
Camera Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Editing Robert Swink Editor
Writing Joseph Hayes Screenplay
Directing William Wyler Director
Production William Wyler Producer
Writing Joseph Hayes Novel
Production Robert Wyler Associate Producer
Sound Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Directing Charles C. Coleman Assistant Director
Art Grace Gregory Set Decoration
Sound Winston H. Leverett Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Karl Silvera Makeup Artist
Sound Carl Mahakian Sound Editor
Visual Effects Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
Directing John Waters Second Unit Director
Crew Fred S. Fosler Technical Advisor
Visual Effects John P. Fulton Visual Effects
Directing Hilton A. Green Assistant Director
Editing Bill Wistrom Assistant Editor
Sound Leo Shuken Orchestrator

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