The Desperate Hours 1955 with Fredric March, Humphrey Bogart, Gig Young and Arthur Kennedy
Three escaped felons (Humphrey Bogart, Dewey Martin, Robert Middleton) randomly target a suburban house to hide out in until midnight, when an accomplice plans to deliver them money. They take the entire family hostage but midnight comes and goes without a delivery. As their stay extends from hours into days, homeowner Dan Hilliard (Fredric March) complies with the felons nopolice demands to protect his wife and two children, while trying to plot an escape from the desperate situation.
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