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Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · Movie · 103 min · ★ 7.1

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Plot, cast and details

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.

Rated 14Director: William WylerCrimeDrama
  • Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod
  • Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod
  • William BendixDet. Lou Brody
  • Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael
  • George MacreadyKarl Schneider
  • Horace McMahonLt. Monaghan
  • Gladys GeorgeMiss Hatch
  • Joseph WisemanCharley Gennini