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The Desperate Hours

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

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The Desperate Hours

October 5, 1955
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Cast (36)

Humphrey Bogart
Glenn Griffin
Fredric March
Daniel C. Hilliard
Arthur Kennedy
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Martha Scott
Eleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey Martin
Hal Griffin
Gig Young
Chuck Wright
Mary Murphy
Cynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard Eyer
Ralph Hilliard
Robert Middleton
Sam Kobish
Bert Freed
Tom Winston
Ray Collins
Sheriff Masters
Whit Bissell
FBI Agent Carson
Ray Teal
State Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter Baldwin
George Patterson
Edmund Cobb
Mr. Walling
Ann Doran
Mrs. Walling
Beverly Garland
Miss Swift
Helen Kleeb
Miss Wells
Louis Lettieri
Bucky Walling
Paul E. Burns
Chef at Al's Dining Room
John Benson
Bellboy
Joe Flynn
Motorist Hijacked by Hal
Donald Kerr
Barkeeper
James O'Hara
Gas Station Attendant
Alan Reed
Detective (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Detective (uncredited)
Michael Moore
Detective (uncredited)
Fred S. Fosler
Sheriff (uncredited)
Paul Salata
Sheriff (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
State Trooper (uncredited)
Simon Oakland
State Trooper (uncredited)
Joel D. Smith
State Trooper (uncredited)

Crew (28)

Directing

William Wyler
Director
John Waters
Second Unit Director
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Hilton A. Green
Assistant Director

Writing

Joseph Hayes
Screenplay
Joseph Hayes
Theatre Play

Production

William Wyler
Producer
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer

Sound

Daniele Amfitheatrof
Original Music Composer
Leo Shuken
Orchestrator
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Gail Kubik
Original Music Composer
Carl Mahakian
Sound Editor
Winston H. Leverett
Sound Recordist

Art

Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
J. McMillan Johnson
Art Direction
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration

Camera

Lee Garmes
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Edith Head
Costume Design
Karl Silvera
Makeup Artist
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor

Crew

Fred S. Fosler
Technical Advisor

Editing

Bill Wistrom
Assistant Editor

Lighting

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Visual Effects

Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
John P. Fulton
Visual Effects