Film

Detective Story

1951 · 1h 43m · Crime · Drama

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

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

Metacritic

78

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.

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

Frank Faylen

Det. Gallagher

Craig Hill

Arthur Kindred

Michael Strong

Lewis Abbott

Luis van Rooten

Joe Feinson

Bert Freed

Det. Dakis

Warner Anderson

Endicott Sims

• William WylerDirector · Producer
• Philip YordanScreenplay
• Robert WylerScreenplay
• Lee GarmesDirector of Photography
• Robert SwinkEditor

Detective Story - Trailer

Release date

October 19, 1951

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

14

Genres

Crime, Drama

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