Detective Story

1951 PG-13 1h 43m

7.0 / 10 162

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7.0/10

162

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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.

Director William Wyler

Writers

Sidney Kingsley Philip Yordan Robert Wyler

Stars

Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix

Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Ed (uncredited)

Ann Codee

French Woman (uncredited)

Catherine Doucet

Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Harper Goff

Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

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Howard Joslin

Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

Det. Coleman (uncredited)

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James Maloney

Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

Lee Miller

Policeman (uncredited)

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Ralph Montgomery

Policeman Finney (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

Jack Perry

Man in Custody (uncredited)

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Kay Wiley

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

Crime Drama

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John Chard 22 Jan 2020

8/10

It's intense at the 21st Precinct. An assortment of detectives and an assortment of criminals, all gathered together under the oppressive 21st Precint roof. It's a day that nobody present will ever forget - for better or worse... Directed by William Wyler (Best years Of Our Lives, Ben-Hur & Wuthering Heights) and starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell and Jos...