The Desperate Hours
6.991
112 minutes
10/5/1955
Overview
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Cast List
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)