Basic Info
Release: October 24, 1951
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (152 votes)
Status: Released
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Detective Story
1951
103 min
⭐ 7.0/10
152 votes
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 Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
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
Crew
William Wyler
Director
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Robert Wyler
Screenplay
William Wyler
Producer
Victor Young
Music
Miklós Rózsa
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