The Desperate Hours (1955)
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Director:
William Wyler
Writer:
Joseph Hayes
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Humphrey Bogart as Glenn Griffin |
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Fredric March as Daniel C. Hilliard |
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Arthur Kennedy as Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard |
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Martha Scott as Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard |
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Dewey Martin as Hal Griffin |
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Gig Young as Chuck Wright |
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Mary Murphy as Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard |
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Richard Eyer as Ralph Hilliard |
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Robert Middleton as Sam Kobish |
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Bert Freed as Tom Winston |
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Ray Collins as Sheriff Masters |
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Whit Bissell as FBI Agent Carson |
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Ray Teal as State Police Lt. Fredericks |
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Walter Baldwin as George Patterson |
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Edmund Cobb as Mr. Walling |
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Ann Doran as Mrs. Walling |
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Beverly Garland as Miss Swift |
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Helen Kleeb as Miss Wells |
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Ralph Dumke as Clint |
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Pat Flaherty as Dutch |
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Ric Roman as Sal |
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Burt Mustin as Carl |
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Louis Lettieri as Bucky Walling |
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Paul E. Burns as Chef at Al's Dining Room |
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John Benson as Bellboy |
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Joe Flynn as Motorist Hijacked by Hal |
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Donald Kerr as Barkeeper |
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James O'Hara as Gas Station Attendant |
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Alan Reed as Detective (uncredited) |
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Don Haggerty as Detective (uncredited) |
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Michael Moore as Detective (uncredited) |
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Fred S. Fosler as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Paul Salata as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney as State Trooper (uncredited) |
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Simon Oakland as State Trooper (uncredited) |
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Joel D. Smith as State Trooper (uncredited) |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Writing | Joseph Hayes | Screenplay |
| Production | William Wyler | Producer |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Sound | Gail Kubik | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Hayes | Theatre Play |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Joseph Hayes | Novel |
| Production | Robert Wyler | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Bill Wistrom | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Fred S. Fosler | Technical Advisor |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Carl Mahakian | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Directing | John Waters | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Hilton A. Green | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
