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Detective Story
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Detective Story

Oct 19, 1951
1h 43m
★ 7.0

The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!

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.

Genres

Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Kirk Douglas

Det. James McLeod

Kirk Douglas

Eleanor Parker

Mary McLeod

Eleanor Parker

William Bendix

Det. Lou Brody

William Bendix

Cathy O'Donnell

Susan Carmichael

Cathy O'Donnell

George Macready

Karl Schneider

George Macready

Horace McMahon

Lt. Monaghan

Horace McMahon

Gladys George

Miss Hatch

Gladys George

Joseph Wiseman

Charley Gennini

Joseph Wiseman

Lee Grant

Shoplifter

Lee Grant

Gerald Mohr

Tami Giacoppetti

Gerald Mohr

Frank Faylen

Det. Gallagher

Frank Faylen

Craig Hill

Arthur Kindred

Craig Hill