Of the two, I prefer The Letter. It gets your attention when they show Bette Davis gun down her lover right outta the box.. I thought everyone was good in the picture. It's too bad they had to make some significant plot changes due to the Hays Code.
The Desperate Hours is pretty glum, especially since Bogie had already become a big star, and had just starred in a light version of a benevolent home invasion 3 months earlier: We're No Angels. Bogart characterized his role in The Desperate Hours as "Duke Mantee grown up."..
I don't care for the hostage/kidnap plot any more. It's been done to death. But at the time it was fairly fresh.
The Desperate Hours is pretty glum, especially since Bogie had already become a big star, and had just starred in a light version of a benevolent home invasion 3 months earlier: We're No Angels. Bogart characterized his role in The Desperate Hours as "Duke Mantee grown up."..
I don't care for the hostage/kidnap plot any more. It's been done to death. But at the time it was fairly fresh.