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Detective Story
Detective Story
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Detective Story

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

1951
1h 43m
7.0(149 votes)
Crime
Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Kirk Douglas

Det. James McLeod

Kirk Douglas
Acting

Eleanor Parker

Mary McLeod

Eleanor Parker
Acting

William Bendix

Det. Lou Brody

William Bendix
Acting

Cathy O'Donnell

Susan Carmichael

Cathy O'Donnell
Acting

George Macready

Karl Schneider

George Macready
Acting

Horace McMahon

Lt. Monaghan

Horace McMahon
Acting

Gladys George

Miss Hatch

Gladys George
Acting

Joseph Wiseman

Charley Gennini

Joseph Wiseman
Acting

Lee Grant

Shoplifter

Lee Grant
Acting

Gerald Mohr

Tami Giacoppetti

Gerald Mohr
Acting

Frank Faylen

Det. Gallagher

Frank Faylen
Acting

Craig Hill

Arthur Kindred

Craig Hill
Acting

Michael Strong

Lewis Abbott

Michael Strong
Acting

Luis van Rooten

Joe Feinson

Luis van Rooten
Acting

Bert Freed

Det. Dakis

Bert Freed
Acting

Warner Anderson

Endicott Sims

Warner Anderson
Acting

Grandon Rhodes

Det. O'Brien

Grandon Rhodes
Acting

William Phillips

Det. Pat Callahan

William Phillips
Acting

Russell Evans

Patrolman Barnes

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Acting

Charles Campbell

Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

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Acting

Edmund Cobb

Ed (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Acting

Ann Codee

French Woman (uncredited)

Ann Codee
Acting

Catherine Doucet

Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

Catherine Doucet
Acting

Pat Flaherty

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty
Acting

Harper Goff

Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

Harper Goff
Directing

Howard Joslin

Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

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Acting

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Acting

George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)

George Magrill
Acting

Mike Mahoney

Det. Coleman (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney
Acting

James Maloney

Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

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Acting

Lee Miller

Policeman (uncredited)

Lee Miller
Acting

Ralph Montgomery

Policeman Finney (uncredited)

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Acting

Burt Mustin

Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

Burt Mustin
Acting

Jack Perry

Man in Custody (uncredited)

Jack Perry
Acting

Robert S. Scott

Mulvey (uncredited)

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Jack Shea

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Kay Wiley

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

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