Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1955
The Desperate Hours
Directed by
William Wyler
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
The story
Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.
Cast
Humphrey BogartGlenn Griffin
Fredric MarchDaniel C. Hilliard
Arthur KennedyDeputy Sheriff Jesse Bard
Martha ScottEleanor 'Ellie' Hilliard
Dewey MartinHal Griffin
Gig YoungChuck Wright
Mary MurphyCynthia 'Cindy' Hilliard
Richard EyerRalph Hilliard
Robert MiddletonSam Kobish
Bert FreedTom Winston
Ray CollinsSheriff Masters
Whit BissellFBI Agent Carson
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Ray TealState Police Lt. Fredericks
Walter BaldwinGeorge Patterson
Edmund CobbMr. Walling
Ann DoranMrs. Walling
Beverly GarlandMiss Swift
Helen KleebMiss Wells
Ralph DumkeClint
Pat FlahertyDutch
Ric RomanSal
Burt MustinCarl
Louis LettieriBucky Walling
Paul E. BurnsChef at Al's Dining Room
John BensonBellboy
Joe FlynnMotorist Hijacked by Hal
Donald KerrBarkeeper
James O'HaraGas Station Attendant
Alan ReedDetective (uncredited)
Don HaggertyDetective (uncredited)
Michael MooreDetective (uncredited)
Fred S. FoslerSheriff (uncredited)
Paul SalataSheriff (uncredited)
Mike MahoneyState Trooper (uncredited)
Simon OaklandState Trooper (uncredited)
Joel D. SmithState Trooper (uncredited)
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