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The Desperate Hours

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

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The Desperate Hours — Plot

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

  • Release date
  • October 5, 1955
  • Runtime
  • 112 min
  • Genres
  • Crime, Thriller
  • Director
  • William Wyler

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The Desperate Hours — Cast

Humphrey Bogart photo Humphrey Bogart Glenn Griffin Fredric March photo Fredric March Daniel C. Hilliard Arthur Kennedy photo Arthur Kennedy Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard Martha Scott photo Martha Scott Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard Dewey Martin photo Dewey Martin Hal Griffin Gig Young photo Gig Young Chuck Wright Mary Murphy photo Mary Murphy Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard Richard Eyer photo Richard Eyer Ralph Hilliard

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