The Desperate Hours
A reign of violence sweeps the screen.
1955 | 112m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | William Wyler |
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| Writer: | Joseph Hayes |
| Staring: |
| Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 1955 |
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| Director: | William Wyler |
| Writer: | Joseph Hayes |
| Genres: | Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | hostage, indianapolis, escaped convict, film noir, suburbia, home invasion, family hostage |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,500,000
Budget: $2,300,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Hayes | Novel, Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Robert Swink | Editor |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Gail Kubik | Original Music Composer |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| John Waters | Second Unit Director |
| Hilton A. Green | Assistant Director |
| Fred S. Fosler | Technical Advisor |
| Bill Wistrom | Assistant Editor |
| Carl Mahakian | Sound Editor |
| William Wyler | Director |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Wyler | Producer |
| Robert Wyler | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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