---
title: 'The Desperate Hours (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Wyler'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-desperate-hours-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047985/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Desperate Hours (1955)

1955 · 108 min · Drama, Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Desperate Hours is a 1955 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March. It was produced and directed by William Wyler and based on the 1954 novel and 1955 play of the same name, written by Joseph Hayes, which were loosely built on actual events. The film takes place on the Northside of Indianapolis and took great pains to be accurate as to street names and locations within the city and Indiana in general.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler)
- **Producer:** [William Wyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-wyler)
- **Screenplay:** [Joseph Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-hayes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gail Kubik](https://cinepixo.com/people/gail-kubik)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lee Garmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garmes)
- **Editor:** [Robert Swink](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-swink)

## Cast

- [Richard Eyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-eyer)
- [Humphrey Bogart](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-bogart)
- [Ray Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-collins)
- [Fredric March](https://cinepixo.com/people/fredric-march)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Mary Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-murphy)
- [Pat Flaherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-flaherty-2)
- [Dewey Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewey-martin)
- [Bert Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-freed)
- [Arthur Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-kennedy)
- [Robert Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-middleton)
- [Whit Bissell](https://cinepixo.com/people/whit-bissell)
- [Alan Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-reed)
- [Walter Baldwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-baldwin)
- [Gig Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/gig-young)

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