Stage: "The Desperate Hours" (1955). Melodrama. Written by
Joseph Hayes. From the novel of the same name by Joseph Hayes. Directed by
Robert Montgomery. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 10 Feb 1955- 13 Aug 1955 (212 performances). Cast:
Nancy Coleman,
Karl Malden (as "Dan Hillard"),
Paul Newman (as "Glenn Griffin"), George Matthews,
Wyrley Birch (as "Mr. Patterson"),
Malcolm Brodrick (as "Ralphie Hillard"),
Kendall Clark (as "Harry Carson"), Fred Eisley,
James Gregory (as "Jesse Bard"),
George Grizzard (as "Hank Griffin"),
Rusty Lane (as "Lt. Carl Fredericks"),
Mary Orr (as "Miss Swift"),
Pat Peardon (as "Cindy Hilliard"), and
Judson Pratt. Produced by Howard Erskine and Joseph Hayes.
