Detective Story

Detective Story

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

1951 en 103 minutes

Rating: 7

Plot

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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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

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr

Gerald Mohr

Tami Giacoppetti

Frank Faylen

Frank Faylen

Det. Gallagher

Craig Hill

Craig Hill

Arthur Kindred

Michael Strong

Michael Strong

Lewis Abbott

Luis van Rooten

Luis van Rooten

Joe Feinson

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Det. Dakis

Warner Anderson

Warner Anderson

Endicott Sims

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

Det. O'Brien

William Phillips

William Phillips

Det. Pat Callahan

Russell Evans

Russell Evans

Patrolman Barnes

Charles Campbell

Charles Campbell

Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Ed (uncredited)

Ann Codee

Ann Codee

French Woman (uncredited)

Catherine Doucet

Catherine Doucet

Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Pat Flaherty

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Harper Goff

Harper Goff

Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

Howard Joslin

Howard Joslin

Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

George Magrill

George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Mike Mahoney

Det. Coleman (uncredited)

James Maloney

James Maloney

Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Lee Miller

Policeman (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Ralph Montgomery

Policeman Finney (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

Burt Mustin

Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Jack Perry

Man in Custody (uncredited)

Robert S. Scott

Robert S. Scott

Mulvey (uncredited)

Jack Shea

Jack Shea

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Kay Wiley

Kay Wiley

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

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