Director William Wyler
Screenplay Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler
Detective Story
Tagline: The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
Release Date: 1951-11-01
Duration: 103 minutes
Synopsis
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.
Casting
- Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod
- Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod
- Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael
- George MacreadyKarl Schneider
- William BendixDet. Lou Brody
- Frank FaylenDet. Gallagher
- Joseph WisemanCharley Gennini
- Lee GrantShoplifter
- Pat FlahertyDesk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Michael StrongLewis Abbott
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