The Desperate Hours
Crime
Thriller
A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
1955-10-05
en
Cast
Director
William Wyler
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
Burt Mustin as Carl
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)
Mike Mahoney as State Trooper (uncredited)
Simon Oakland as State Trooper (uncredited)