
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Crime, Thriller
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Director: William Wyler
The 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)
Videos
More Like This

Suddenly, Last Summer
7.3/10

Le Doulos
7.4/10

Viva Zapata!
6.9/10

Desperate Living
6.5/10

City Heat
5.5/10

The Enforcer
7.1/10

The Harder They Fall
7.1/10

Knock on Any Door
6.1/10

The Street with No Name
6.3/10

Satan's Sword
6.6/10

Rififi
7.8/10

Delicacy
6.3/10

On Body and Soul
7.2/10

His Girl Friday
7.4/10

The Ultimate Gift
7.6/10

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
6.5/10

Sabrina
7.5/10

Singin' in the Rain
8.1/10

Vertigo
8.2/10