Oct 05, 1955
112 min
Full-HD

The Desperate Hours (1955)

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

Category

Crime Thriller

Country

United States of America

Companies

Paramount Pictures

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

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