Detective Story

1951·103'

William Wyler

DramaCrime

English

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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.

Cast

Kirk Douglas Det. James McLeod Eleanor Parker Mary McLeod William Bendix Det. Lou Brody Cathy O'Donnell Susan Carmichael George Macready Karl Schneider Horace McMahon Lt. Monaghan Gladys George Miss Hatch Joseph Wiseman Charley Gennini Lee Grant Shoplifter Gerald Mohr Tami Giacoppetti Frank Faylen Det. Gallagher Craig Hill Arthur Kindred