The Desperate Hours (1955)
Genres: Noir
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott
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.