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Detective Story

19511h 43mCrime · Drama
directed by William Wyler

“The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!”

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7.1 / 10
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7.5 / 10
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78 / 100
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71%

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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.

Cast

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