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Detective Story

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Plot

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.

Cast

Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod
Kirk Douglas

as Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod
Eleanor Parker

as Mary McLeod

William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody
William Bendix

as Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael
Cathy O'Donnell

as Susan Carmichael

George Macready as Karl Schneider
George Macready

as Karl Schneider

Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan
Horace McMahon

as Lt. Monaghan

Gladys George as Miss Hatch
Gladys George

as Miss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini
Joseph Wiseman

as Charley Gennini

Lee Grant as Shoplifter
Lee Grant

as Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti
Gerald Mohr

as Tami Giacoppetti

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • October 19, 1951

Production Companies

  • Paramount Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.72 hrs

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Reviews

It's intense at the 21st Precinct. An assortment of detectives and an assortment of criminals, all gathered together under the oppressive 21st Precint roof. It's a day that nobody present will ever forget - for better or worse... Directed by William Wyler (Best years Of Our Lives, Ben-Hur & Wuthering Heights) and starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell and Jo…