TY - BOOK AU - William Wyler AU - Kennedy,Arthur AU - Dewey Martin AU - Fredric March AU - Gig Young AU - Martha Scott AU - Mary Murphy AU - Humphrey Bogart TI - The Desperate Hours AV - DVD 000640 PY - 1955/// CY - USA PB - Paramount Pictures KW - Drama KW - Thriller N1 - Glen, Hal and Sam are three escaped convicts who move in on and terrorize a suburban household; Joseph Hayes N2 - Dan Hilliard is a comfortable upper-middle-class executive with a wife and two children and a pleasant suburban home. His world seems quite in order, quite predictable. But then convicted murderer Glenn Griffin escapes from prison with his younger brother Hal and a ruthless thug named Kobish. The three escapees take over the Hilliard home, using it as an unsuspected resting place while a police manhunt scours the city for them. Glenn Griffin finds Dan Hilliard to be no pushover, but rather a determined fighter out to protect his home and family from this criminal invasion. But is a middle-aged businessman a match for three wiley killers? UR - http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0047985/ ER -