The Desperate Hours (play)
- The Desperate Hours (play)
Infobox Play
name = The Desperate Hours
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writer = Joseph Hayes
characters = Eleanor Hillard
Dan Hillard
Glenn Griffin
Robish
Mr. Patterson
Ralphie Hillard
Harry Carson
Chuck Wright
Jesse Bard
Hank Griffin
Lt. Carl Fredericks
Miss Swift
Cindy Hillard
Tom Winston
setting = Present day: Indianapolis, Indiana
premiere = 10 February, 1955
place = Ethel Barrymore Theatre
orig_lang = English
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ibdb_id = 3037
"The Desperate Hours" is a 1955 play by Joseph Hayes, based on his 1954 thriller novel of the same title. The story, about three escaped convicts, was the basis for the films "The Desperate Hours" in 1955 and "Desperate Hours" in 1990.
The play opened in New Haven's Shubert Theatre in 1955 before premiering on Broadway later that year.
"The Desperate Hours" won Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Direction in 1955
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