Detective Story

Directed by William Wyler
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19 October 1951    1h 43mDrama, Crime,
7.571%71%7.0
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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.
  • Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod
  • Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod
  • William BendixDet. Lou Brody
  • Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael
  • George MacreadyKarl Schneider
  • Horace McMahonLt. Monaghan
  • Gladys GeorgeMiss Hatch
  • Joseph WisemanCharley Gennini
  • Lee GrantShoplifter
  • Gerald MohrTami Giacoppetti
  • Frank FaylenDet. Gallagher
  • Craig HillArthur Kindred
  • Michael StrongLewis Abbott
  • Luis van RootenJoe Feinson
  • Bert FreedDet. Dakis
  • Warner AndersonEndicott Sims
  • Grandon RhodesDet. O'Brien
  • William PhillipsDet. Pat Callahan
  • Russell EvansPatrolman Barnes
  • Charles CampbellNewspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Detective Story Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister Arn19 May 2025
    This is basically a one-scene film about an uncompromising detective with character flaws. It's got solid performances all around.

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