The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Director: William Wyler Cast: Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
, Fredric March
Fredric March
, Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
, Gig Young
Gig Young
William Wyler
The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

Director: William Wyler Cast: Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
, Fredric March
Fredric March
, Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
, Gig Young
Gig Young
William Wyler

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Overview

Based on the novel and play by Joseph Hayes, which in turn was inspired by an actual event, The Desperate Hours is the prototypical "family-trapped-by-criminals" drama. Escaped convicts Humphrey Bogart, Robert Middleton and Dewey Martin, seeking an appropriate hideout until they can make contact with their money supply, deliberately choose the suburban home of Fredric March and his family. The cold-blooded Bogart wants no trouble with the police, and he knows he can cower a family with children into cooperating with him. The convict orders March, his wife Martha Scott, and their children Richard Eyer and Mary Murphy, to go about their normal activities so as not to arouse suspicion. Young Eyer, upset that March won't lift a hand against Bogart, assumes that his father is a coward. The authorities are alerted when March, at Bogart's behest, draws money for the convict's getaway from the bank. Pushed to the breaking point, March begins subtly turning the tables on the convicts. Bogart's character in Desperate Hours was originally written for a much younger man, which explains why Paul Newman was able to play the part in the original Broadway production. The film was slated to co-star Bogart with his old pal Spencer Tracy, but this plan fell through when the two actors couldn't agree on who would get top billing. Desperate Hours was remade in 1991 with Mickey Rourke in the Bogart role.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/03/2020
UPC: 0032429336583
Original Release: 1955
Rating: NR
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Language: English
Time: 1:52:00
Sales rank: 5,853

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Humphrey Bogart Actor
Fredric March Actor
Arthur Kennedy Actor
Gig Young Actor
Martha Scott Eleanor Hilliard
Dewey Martin Hal
Mary Murphy Cindy
Richard Eyer Ralphie
Robert Middleton Kobish
Alan Reed Detective
Bert Freed Winston
Ray Collins Masters
Whit Bissell Carson
Ray Teal Fredericks
Michael Moore Detective
Don Haggerty Detective
Ric Roman Sal
Pat Flaherty Dutch
Beverly Garland Miss Swift
Louis Lettieri Bucky Walling
Ann Doran Mrs. Walling
Burt Mustin Actor
Walter Baldwin Patterson,Patterson
Gail Kubik Composer

Technical Credits
Farciot Edouart Special Effects
John P. Fulton Special Effects
William Wyler Producer,Director
Joseph Hayes Screenwriter
Carl Mahakian Sound Effects
Hugo Grenzbach Sound Effects
Winston H. Leverett Sound Effects
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