Detective Story (1951)

Movie · 1951 · Crime, Drama · 1h 43m · English

Curator score: 7.1/10 (10.5K ratings)

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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.

Ratings

Director

William Wyler

Production

Paramount Pictures

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Joseph Wiseman, Lee Grant, Gerald Mohr, Frank Faylen, Craig Hill, Michael Strong, Luis van Rooten, Bert Freed, Warner Anderson, Grandon Rhodes, William Phillips, Russell Evans, Charles Campbell

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