The Desperate Hours (1955)

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NR | 1 hr 52 mins | Drama, Crime, Adaptation | Released: 11/1/1955

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Synopsis:

A ruthless convict escapes from prison with the aid of his kid brother and a giant oaf of a thug. The trio break into a middle-class home and hold a family hostage as the con awaits his girlfriend to pick him up with some hidden money he has. When she is delayed, he grows restless and brutal towards the family. Soon, the cops are on his tail and meet up for a giant showdown.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/1/1955

Studio	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
William Wyler	Director
Cast	Credit
Humphrey Bogart	Glenn
Fredric March	Dan Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy	Jesse Bard
Martha Scott	Eleanor Hilliard
Dewey Martin	Hal
Gig Young	Chuck
Mary Murphy	Cindy
Richard Eyer	Ralphie
Robert Middleton	Kobish
Alan Reed	Detective
Bert Freed	Winston
Ray Collins	Masters
Whit Bissell	Carson
Ray Teal	Fredericks
Michael Moore	Detective
Don Haggerty	Detective
Ric Roman	Sal
Pat Flaherty	Dutch
Beverly Garland	Miss Swift
Louis Lettieri	Buck Walling
Ann Doran	Mrs Walling
Walter Baldwin	Patterson
Production Credits	Credit
William Wyler	Producer
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Joseph Hayes	Screenplay
Joseph Hayes	Play as Source Material
Joseph Hayes	Source Material (from novel)
Art Department	Credit
Sam Comer	Set Decorator
Hal Pereira	Art Director - art direction
Grace Gregory	Set Decorator
J Macmillan Johnson	Art Director - art direction
Film Camera	Credit
Faricot Edouart	Photography - process photography
Lee Garmes	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
Gail Kubik	Music
Production Management	Credit
C C Coleman Jr	Assistant Director
Visual Effects	Credit
John P Fulton	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Edith Head	Costume Designer - costume design

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