Detective Story (1951)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1951-10-24
Runtime: 103 minutes
Director: William Wyler
Top Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod
- Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod
- William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody
- Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael
- George Macready as Karl Schneider
- Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan
- Gladys George as Miss Hatch
- Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini
- Lee Grant as Shoplifter
- Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti
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