Detective Story (1951)
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
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.
- Date of release
- 1951-10-19
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (174)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- William Wyler
Casting
- 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
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