Detective Story

Detective Story

103 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 1, 1951

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.

Detective Story

103 mins | Drama, Crime | Nov. 1, 1951

Detective Story
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Paramount
Original title Detective Story
Directors Charles C. Coleman, William Wyler
Writers Sidney Kingsley, Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker

as Mary McLeod

William Bendix

as Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell

as Susan Carmichael

George Macready

as Karl Schneider

Horace McMahon

as Lt. Monaghan

Gladys George

as Miss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman

as Charley Gennini

Lee Grant

as Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr

as Tami Giacoppetti

Frank Faylen

as Det. Gallagher

Craig Hill

as Arthur Kindred

Michael Strong

as Lewis Abbott

Luis van Rooten

as Joe Feinson

Bert Freed

as Det. Dakis

Warner Anderson

as Endicott Sims

Grandon Rhodes

as Det. O'Brien

William Phillips

as Det. Pat Callahan

Russell Evans

as Patrolman Barnes

Charles Campbell

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

as Ed (uncredited)

Ann Codee

as French Woman (uncredited)

Catherine Doucet

as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Harper Goff

as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

Howard Joslin

as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

George Magrill

as Policeman (uncredited)

Mike Mahoney

as Det. Coleman (uncredited)

James Maloney

as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

Lee Miller

as Policeman (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

as Policeman Finney (uncredited)

Burt Mustin

as Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

Jack Perry

as Man in Custody (uncredited)

Robert S. Scott

as Mulvey (uncredited)

Jack Shea

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Kay Wiley

as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)