The Desperate Hours
The Desperate Hours
Release: 1955-10-05
·Runtime: 112m
·★ 7.0
Crime
Thriller
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Whit Bissell
as FBI Agent Carson
Walter Baldwin
as George Patterson
Helen Kleeb
as Miss Wells
Joe Flynn
as Motorist Hijacked by Hal
Michael Moore
as Detective (uncredited)
Humphrey Bogart
as Glenn Griffin
Gig Young
as Chuck Wright
Edmund Cobb
as Mr. Walling
James O'Hara
as Gas Station Attendant
Alan Reed
as Detective (uncredited)
Richard Eyer
as Ralph Hilliard
Beverly Garland
as Miss Swift
Simon Oakland
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Martha Scott
as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Burt Mustin
as Carl
Ray Teal
as State Police Lt. Fredericks
Ralph Dumke
as Clint
Donald Kerr
as Barkeeper
Fredric March
as Daniel C. Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy
as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Dewey Martin
as Hal Griffin
Robert Middleton
as Sam Kobish
Ray Collins
as Sheriff Masters
Pat Flaherty
as Dutch
Mike Mahoney
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Bert Freed
as Tom Winston
Paul E. Burns
as Chef at Al's Dining Room
Don Haggerty
as Detective (uncredited)
Mary Murphy
as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Ann Doran
as Mrs. Walling
