The Desperate Hours (1955)

Directors

William Wyler

Cast

Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, Gig Young, Mary Murphy, Richard Eyer

The story

Glenn Griffin is the leader of a trio of escaped convicts who invade a randomly selected suburban home in Indianapolis and hold four members of the Hilliard family, who live in the home, hostage. There they await the arrival of a package, being sent by Griffin's girlfriend, that contains funds to aid the three fugitives in their escape. Police organize a statewide manhunt for the escapees and eventually discover the distraught family's plight.

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