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Detective Story (1951)

★ 7.0/10 103 min Crime, Drama United States English
Director: William Wyler
Theatre Play: Sidney Kingsley
Screenplay by: Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler
Streaming: Not available
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Description

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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Top Cast

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas Det. James McLeod
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker Mary McLeod
William Bendix
William Bendix Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell Susan Carmichael
George Macready
George Macready Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
Gladys George Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman Charley Gennini

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