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Detective Story

Genres
Crime
Drama
Rating
7.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1951-10-19
Runtime103 mins

Overview

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 & Crew

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Kirk Douglas

as Det. James McLeod

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Eleanor Parker

as Mary McLeod

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William Bendix

as Det. Lou Brody

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Cathy O'Donnell

as Susan Carmichael

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George Macready

as Karl Schneider

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Horace McMahon

as Lt. Monaghan

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Gladys George

as Miss Hatch

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Joseph Wiseman

as Charley Gennini

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Lee Grant

as Shoplifter

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Gerald Mohr

as Tami Giacoppetti

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Frank Faylen

as Det. Gallagher

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Craig Hill

as Arthur Kindred

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Michael Strong

as Lewis Abbott

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Luis van Rooten

as Joe Feinson

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Bert Freed

as Det. Dakis

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Warner Anderson

as Endicott Sims

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Grandon Rhodes

as Det. O'Brien

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William Phillips

as Det. Pat Callahan

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Russell Evans

as Patrolman Barnes

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Charles Campbell

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

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Edmund Cobb

as Ed (uncredited)

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Ann Codee

as French Woman (uncredited)

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Catherine Doucet

as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

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Pat Flaherty

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Harper Goff

as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

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Howard Joslin

as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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George Magrill

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Mike Mahoney

as Det. Coleman (uncredited)

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James Maloney

as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

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Lee Miller

as Policeman (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

as Policeman Finney (uncredited)

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Burt Mustin

as Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

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Jack Perry

as Man in Custody (uncredited)

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Robert S. Scott

as Mulvey (uncredited)

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Jack Shea

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Kay Wiley

as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

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