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Detective Story

(1951)

October 19, 1951 1h 43m
70%
TMDB Score

Overview

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.

William Wyler

Director

Top Billed Cast

KD

Kirk Douglas

Det. James McLeod

EP

Eleanor Parker

Mary McLeod

WB

William Bendix

Det. Lou Brody

CO

Cathy O'Donnell

Susan Carmichael

GM

George Macready

Karl Schneider

HM

Horace McMahon

Lt. Monaghan

GG

Gladys George

Miss Hatch

JW

Joseph Wiseman

Charley Gennini

LG

Lee Grant

Shoplifter

GM

Gerald Mohr

Tami Giacoppetti

Official Trailer

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