The Desperate Hours


Three escaped felons (Humphrey Bogart, Dewey Martin, Robert Middleton) randomly target a suburban house to hide out in until midnight, when an accomplice plans to deliver them money. They take the entire family hostage -- but midnight comes and goes without a delivery.

As their stay extends from hours into days, homeowner Dan Hilliard (Fredric March) complies with the felons' no-police demands to protect his wife and two children, while trying to plot an escape from the desperate situation.

Director: William Wyler
Cast: Don Haggerty, Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Michael Moore, Gig Young, Ray Collins, Whit Bissell, Ann Doran, Alan Reed, Bert Freed, Pat Flaherty, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Ray Teal, Robert Middleton, Beverly Garland, Dewey Martin, Mary Murphy, Richard Eyer, Ric Roman, Louis Lettieri
Writer(s): Joseph Hayes
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