• Home
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Anime
  • Live Sports
  • Home
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • Anime
  • Live Sports
Account

© 2026 Streamheaven. All rights reserved.

DMCA

The Desperate Hours

7.1

MovieCrime, Thriller19551h 52m

A reign of violence sweeps the screen.

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

Play now
The Desperate Hours poster

Escaped convicts terrorize a suburban family they're holding hostage.

Directed by
William Wyler
Written by
Joseph Hayes
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Released
October 5, 1955
Runtime
1h 52m
Status
Released
Language
English
Countries
United States of America
Studios
Paramount Pictures
Budget
$2,300,000
Box office
$2,500,000
  • 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
  • Ray TealState Police Lt. Fredericks
  • Walter BaldwinGeorge Patterson
  • Edmund CobbMr. Walling
  • Ann DoranMrs. Walling
  • Beverly GarlandMiss Swift
  • Helen KleebMiss Wells
  • Ralph DumkeClint
  • PPat FlahertyDutch

Stream

  • fuboTV
  • MGM+ Amazon Channel
  • Philo
  • MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel
  • MGM Plus

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Buy

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Availability for your region. Streaming data provided by JustWatch.

More like this

6.8

Panic Room

2002

6.0

Breaking In

2018

6.5

Mother's Day

2010

6.2

Trapped

2002

7.3

Cleveland Abduction

2015

6.9

Fear of Rain

2021

6.5

Dead Man's Wire

2026

6.5

Butterfly on a Wheel

2007

6.5

All the Money in the World

2017

8.4

Protector

2026

6.7

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

1986

6.4

Hostage

2005

5.9

No Good Deed

2014

7.0

Don't Breathe

2016

6.7

Alpha Dog

2006

6.3

Becky

2020

7.6

Girl in the Basement

2021

6.8

The Call

2013

5.9

Restraint

2008

6.6

Housebound

2014