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Desperate Hours, The

 

 

Desperate Hours, The (1955)



Motion Picture Composer(s):
Gail Kubik

Released in:
1955

Country:
United States

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Suspense, Thriller


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Total number of members who have this title in their:
Collection: 51
Wish list: 9



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There are 2 compilation albums for this title.



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Compilation Albums

Intrada Special Collection ISC 335

Intrada Special Collection ISC 335  

 
Country
United States 
Format
CD 
Release Date
8-Dec-2015 
UPN
7-2025-85335-2-4 

2 CD set.

Also contains music from:
 Double Indemnity
 Big Carnival, The
 Sorry, Wrong Number
 Scarlet Hour, The
 Union Station
 I Walk Alone

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 Double Indemnity: Film Noir At Paramount



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Wish list: 4



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  Track listing


Disc/Cassette 1

1.  Double Indemnity (Miklós Rózsa)

Prelude (film version)/First Scene
(04:50)
2.  The Meeting (02:35)
3.  In the Cab (00:52)
4.  The Anklet (00:55)
5.  Inner Struggle (01:18)
6.  The Conspiracy (00:57)
7.  The Policy (01:48)
8.  The Market (01:04)
9.  Reading His Mail (00:28)
10.  Preparation/The Murder (03:06)
11.  Railroad Tracks (03:10)
12.  Relief (01:21)
13.  The Hallway (02:15)
14.  The Daughter (00:57)
15.  Warnings (03:02)
16.  The Appointment (01:24)
17.  Punishment/So Long Keyes/Finale (08:03)

Total Time: 38:41

Ace in the Hole (Hugo Friedhofer)

18.  Prelude (02:47)
19.  Sand Trickle (01:22)
20.  The Dirty Work Begins (02:09)
21.  Platinum Blonde (01:21)
22.  Pneumonia (01:10)
23.  Grand Finale (02:32)
24.  Tatum’s Death and End Title/End Cast (04:01)

Total Time: 15:36

Sorry, Wrong Number (Franz Waxman)

25.  Prelude/The Foreword (02:09)
26.  Wedding and Honeymoon (02:07)
27.  Staten Island (04:11)
28.  The Stanger Buzzer/Mr. Evans Cuts Off (01:18)
29.  A Message of Murder (00:53)
30.  Bowery 2-1000 (04:00)
31.  Finale and End Title/Cast (00:28)

Total Time: 15:14

The Extras!

32.  Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony (01:41)
33.  Spanish Dance (Van Cleave) (01:18)
34.  June in January (Ralph Rainger & Leo Robin) (02:29)

Total Time: 5:32


Disc/Cassette 2

1.  The Desperate Hours (Gail Kubik)

Paramount Seal (Van Cleave)/Prelude
(01:42)
2.  Kobish Toccata (unused) (02:06)
3.  Open Conflict (unused) (00:52)
4.  Retribution (Daniele Amfitheatrof) (02:44)
5.  Last Chance (unused) (01:43)
Total Time: 9:14

The Scarlet Hour (Leith Stevens)

6.  Prelude* (02:01)
7.  Never Let Me Go (Theme Intro) (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans) (03:30)
8.  Unexpected Arrival/Ralph Trails Paulie/Lynbury Home (revised ending) (03:19)
9.  Ralph’s Interruption (01:07)
10.  Never Let Me Go (Crystal Room Beguine) (Livingston & Evans) (01:57)
11.  Scarlet Hour Mambo (Leith Stevens and Bebe Blake) (02:35)
12.  Music City Jump (02:51)
13.  Teen Swing (02:50)
14.  Breakup/Close Watch/Lynbury Home (original version) (02:21)
15.  Paulie Packs*/End Title (02:04)

Total Time: 24:57

*includes “Never Let Me Go” by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans

Union Station (Heinz Roemheld)

16.  Prelude (01:15)
17.  The Stockyard (03:05)
18.  Trapped/End Title (02:53)

Total Time: 7:19

I Walk Alone (Victor Young)

19.  Prelude (01:00)
20.  The Revelation/Hi-Jackers/We’re Partners (04:43)
21.  Double Cross/Dave’s Double Cross/End of Fight and Intro (04:02)
22.  Two Real Friends (01:18)
23.  Dutch Uncle/Frankie Comes Through (03:58)
24.  Wanted for Murder/Get the Truth (01:53)
25.  Five Shots Left (01:30)
26.  The Ride (06:16)
27.  End of Ride/Together and Cast (03:05)
28.  Easy to Remember (01:44)

Total Time: 29:52

The Extra!

29.  Double Indemnity - Prelude (stereo re-recording) (01:23)
30.  Ace in the Hole - Prelude (with FX) (02:32)

Total Duration: 02:28:20
Track listing contributed by Ivan Sorokin

Rhino Records R2 75481 Image supplied by
Piet van de Merwe

Rhino Records R2 75481  

 
Country
United States 
Format
CD 
Release Date
1999 
UPN
0-8122-75481-2-4 



Also contains music from:
 Higher And Higher
 Good News
 Words And Music
 Duchess Of Idaho
 Walk Like A Dragon
 Sunday In New York
 Millions In The Air
 Green Dolphin Street
 Some Like It Hot
 Puttin' On The Ritz
 Big Broadcast Of 1937, The
 Man Called Adam, A
 Night Of The Living Duck, The
 Dick Tracy
 Some Like It Hot

This label refers to the following compilation album:
 Mel Tormé At The Movies



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  Track listing

1.  Mrs. Whiffen (outtake) (02:47)
Track 1-2: From Higher & Higher (RKO, 1943)
2.  Minuet In Boogie (02:05)
3.  The Best Things In Life Are Free (03:40)
Track 3-7: From Good News (M-G-M, 1947)
4.  Lucky In Love (05:44)
5.  Be A Ladies' Man (03:43)
6.  Just Imagine (outtake) (01:20)
7.  Lucky In Love (reprise) (outtake) (01:06)
8.  Blue Moon (02:08)
From Words And Music (M-G-M, 1948)
9.  Warm Hands, Cold Heart (outtake) (02:24)
From Duchess Of Idaho (M-G-M, 1950)
10.  Walk Like A Dragon (02:30)
From Walk Like A Dragon (Paramount, 1960)
11.  Sunday In New York (02:32)
From Sunday In New York (M-G-M, 1963)
12.  Love Is Just Around The Corner (live) (03:11)
Introduced in Millions In The Air (Paramount, 1935)
13.  These Desperate Hours (02:14)
From a promotion for The Desperate Hours (Paramount, 1955)
14.  On Green Dolphin Street (02:54)
Introduced in On Green Dolphin Street (M-G-M, 1947)
15.  The Lady's In Love With You (02:58)
Introduced in Some Like It Hot (Paramount, 1939)
16.  Puttin' On The Ritz (02:22)
Introduced in Puttin' On The Ritz (United Artists, 1930)
17.  I Wished On The Moon (03:55)
Introduced in The Big Broadcast Of 1936 (Paramount, 1936)
18.  All That Jazz (03:08)
From A Man Called Adam (Embassy Pictures, 1966)
19.  Monsters Lead Such Interesting Lives (01:43)
From Night Of The Living Duck in Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (Warner Bros., 1988)
20.  Live Alone And Like It (01:45)
From Dick Tracy (Touchstone Pictures, 1990)

Total Duration: 00:54:09
Track listing contributed by Piet van de Merwe


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