Detective Story (1951)

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

Directed by William Wyler1h 43mCrime,Drama

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
14
Year
1951
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
19 October 1951
TMDB
7.0 (169)
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Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
William Bendix
William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
George Macready
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Shoplifter
Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
Craig Hill
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten
Joe Feinson
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Det. Dakis
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
G
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
W
William Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
R
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
C
Charles Campbell
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Ed (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Ann Codee
French Woman (uncredited)
Catherine Doucet
Catherine Doucet
Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
P
Pat Flaherty
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Harper Goff
Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
H
Howard Joslin
Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
George Magrill
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Mike Mahoney
Det. Coleman (uncredited)
J
James Maloney
Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Lee Miller
Policeman (uncredited)
R
Ralph Montgomery
Policeman Finney (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
Man in Custody (uncredited)
R
Robert S. Scott
Mulvey (uncredited)
J
Jack Shea
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
K
Kay Wiley
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

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