Detective Story poster
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 Parker
    Mary McLeod
  • Kirk Douglas
    Det. James McLeod
  • Cathy O'Donnell
    Susan Carmichael
  • George Macready
    Karl Schneider
  • William Bendix
    Det. Lou Brody
  • Frank Faylen
    Det. Gallagher
  • Joseph Wiseman
    Charley Gennini
  • Lee Grant
    Shoplifter
  • Pat Flaherty
    Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
  • Michael Strong
    Lewis Abbott

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