First performance 10 February 1955 Setting Indianapolis | Date premiered 10 February 1955 | |
Characters Eleanor HillardDan HillardGlenn GriffinRobishMr. PattersonRalphie HillardHarry CarsonChuck WrightJesse BardHank GriffinLt. Carl FredericksMiss SwiftCindy HillardTom Winston Awards Grand Prix de Littérature Policière - International Category Similar The River Niger, The Teahouse of the Au, Luther, JB, Sleuth | ||
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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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The Desperate Hours (play) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA