Detective Story (1951)
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
103 min
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.
- Release date
- October 19, 1951
- Country of origin
- United States
Where to watch
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Trailer
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
- Michael Strong as Lewis Abbott
- Luis Van Rooten as Joe Feinson
- Bert Freed as Det. Dakis
- Warner Anderson as Endicott Sims
- Grandon Rhodes as Det. O'Brien
- William 'Bill' Phillips as Det. Pat Callahan
- Russell Evans as Patrolman Barnes
- Edmund Cobb as Ed (uncredited)
- Ann Codee as French Woman (uncredited)
- Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
- Pat Flaherty as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- Harper Goff as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
- Howard Joslin as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
- Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited)
- James Maloney as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Crew
- William Wyler · Director
- Philip Yordan · Writer
- Robert Wyler · Writer
- Sidney Kingsley · Writer
- William Wyler · Producer
- Lee Garmes · Cinematographer
- Robert Swink · Editor