Detective Story
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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.
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Cast & Crew
William WylerDirector
Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod
Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod
William BendixDet. Lou Brody
Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael
George MacreadyKarl Schneider
Horace McMahonLt. Monaghan
Gladys GeorgeMiss Hatch
Joseph WisemanCharley Gennini
Lee GrantShoplifter
Gerald MohrTami Giacoppetti
Frank FaylenDet. Gallagher
Craig HillArthur Kindred
Victor YoungComposer
Miklós RózsaComposer
Philip YordanWriter
Robert WylerWriterDetective Story
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.
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Cast & Crew
William WylerDirectorKirk DouglasDet. James McLeodEleanor ParkerMary McLeodWilliam BendixDet. Lou BrodyCathy O'DonnellSusan CarmichaelGeorge MacreadyKarl SchneiderHorace McMahonLt. MonaghanGladys GeorgeMiss HatchJoseph WisemanCharley GenniniLee GrantShoplifterGerald MohrTami GiacoppettiFrank FaylenDet. GallagherCraig HillArthur KindredVictor YoungComposerMiklós RózsaComposerPhilip YordanWriterRobert WylerWriterStream
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