Detective Story

7.0 / 10

(137 votes)

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Crime,

Drama

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1951

Director:

William Wyler

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Company:

Paramount Pictures

Cast:
Kirk Douglas

Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker

Mary McLeod

William Bendix

Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell

Susan Carmichael

George Macready

Karl Schneider

Crew:
William Wyler

Director

Sidney Kingsley

Theatre Play

Robert Wyler

Screenplay

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Philip Yordan

Screenplay