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The Desperate Hours is an American thriller film first released in 1955,
directed by William Wyler.
The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott and Dewey Martin.
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Credits
- Director: William Wyler
- Script: Joseph Hayes
- Photo: Lee Garmes
- Music: Gail Kubik
- Cast: Humphrey Bogart (Glenn Griffin), Fredric March (Dan C. Hilliard), Arthur Kennedy (Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard), Martha Scott (Eleanor ’Ellie’ Hilliard), Dewey Martin (Hal Griffin), Gig Young (Chuck Wright), Mary Murphy (Cindy Hilliard), Richard Eyer (Ralphie Hilliard), Robert Middleton (Sam Kobish), Alan Reed (Detective), Bert Freed (Tom Winston (deputy with Bard)), Ray Collins (Sheriff Masters (Bard’s absent superior)), Whit Bissell (FBI Agent Carson), Ray Teal (State Police Lt. Fredericks), Walter Baldwin (Patterson (trash pickup)), John Benson (Bellboy), Paul E. Burns (Chef at Al’s Dining Room), Edmund Cobb (Mr. Walling (owner of police-commandeered home)), Ann Doran (Mrs. Walling), Ralph Dumke (Co-worker bursting into Hilliard’s office), Pat Flaherty (Dutch (jailer)), Joe Flynn (Motorist hijacked by Hal), Fred S. Fosler (Sheriff), Beverly Garland (Miss Swift (teacher)), Don Haggerty (Detective), Donald Kerr (Barkeeper), Helen Kleeb (Miss Wells (Hilliard’s secretary)), Louis Lettieri (Bucky Walling), Mike Mahoney (State trooper), Michael Moore (Detective), Burt Mustin (Carl (night watchman with the letter)), James O’Hara (Gas station attendant), Ric Roman (Sal, jailed by Dutch), Paul Salata (Sheriff), Joel D. Smith (State trooper)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 112 min; B&W
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