The Desperate Hours (1955) | Movie Review | Fourth in Humphrey Bogart series

In 1955 audiences were shocked by one of the first mainstream films depicting the terrorizing of a family in their suburban home. Humphrey Bogart stars as escaped murderer, Glen Griffith, who holds a nuclear family hostage. Imagine Leave it to Beaver meets In Cold Blood. This film helped spawn the "home-invasion" sub-genre still popular today. Despite its frightening subject matter, the film was well-received by audiences at the time and today is highly regarded by critics. Corbin and Allen present their review of an often forgotten Bogart classic, The Desperate Hours.

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Timestamps

Corbin's History       00:01:41

Background Info      00:03:41

Summary                00:12:31

The Meat                 00:16:07

Ratings                   01:25:16

Closing                   01:28:29

 

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