Detective Story (1951)
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.
- Released
- 1951-10-19
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Wyler, Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 from 174 votes
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod
- Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod
- William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody
- Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael
- George Macready as Karl Schneider
- Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan
- Gladys George as Miss Hatch
- Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini
- Lee Grant as Shoplifter
- Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti
- Frank Faylen as Det. Gallagher
- Craig Hill as Arthur Kindred