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The Desperate Hours (1955)
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Glen, Hal and Sam are three escaped convicts who move in on and terrorize a suburban household. Director:William Wyler |
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Deputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
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Dewey Martin | ... |
Hal Griffin
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Gig Young | ... |
Chuck Wright
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Mary Murphy | ... |
Cindy Hilliard
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Robert Middleton | ... |
Sam Kobish
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Alan Reed | ... |
Detective
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Bert Freed | ... |
Tom Winston (deputy with Bard)
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Ray Collins | ... |
Sheriff Masters (Bard's absent superior)
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Whit Bissell | ... |
FBI Agent Carson
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Ray Teal | ... |
State Police Lt. Fredericks
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Storyline
After escaping from prison, Glenn Griffin, his brother Hal and a third inmate Sam Kobish randomly select a house in a well-to-do suburb of Indianapolis in which to hide out. The home belongs to the Hilliard family, Dan and Ellie who live there with their 19-year old daughter Cindy and their young son Ralph. They plan on staying only until midnight as Griffin is awaiting his girlfriend who will meet them with some money he had stashed away. When she doesn't arrive, their stay stretches out to several days. Dan Hilliard plays their game knowing that if he makes any attempt to contact the police, his family could be caught in the crossfire. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
(Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Horas desesperadas See more »Filming Locations:
Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,388,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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[the morning newspaper hits the front door]
Eleanor Hilliard: I'll get it, darling.
Dan Hilliard: Some morning I'm gonna catch up with that kid.
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This movie and the play on which it was based, are loosely based on the experience of the Hill family in 1952. An article published by Life magazine about the play is the subject of the Supreme Court case Time Inc. v. Hill, in which the family sued the magazine for stating that play depicted what really happened. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Glenn is having breakfast, he takes the cup from his left hand side and puts it on his right. It then hops back and forth between shots. See more »Quotes
[first lines][the morning newspaper hits the front door]
Eleanor Hilliard: I'll get it, darling.
Dan Hilliard: Some morning I'm gonna catch up with that kid.
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