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Detective Story( 1951)

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

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Kirk Douglas

      Det. James McLeod

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      Eleanor Parker

      Mary McLeod

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      William Bendix

      Det. Lou Brody

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      Cathy O'Donnell

      Susan Carmichael

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      George Macready

      Karl Schneider

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      Horace McMahon

      Lt. Monaghan

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      Gladys George

      Miss Hatch

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      Joseph Wiseman

      Charley Gennini

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      Lee Grant

      Shoplifter

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      Gerald Mohr

      Tami Giacoppetti

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      Frank Faylen

      Det. Gallagher

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      Craig Hill

      Arthur Kindred

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      Michael Strong

      Lewis Abbott

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      Luis van Rooten

      Joe Feinson

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      Bert Freed

      Det. Dakis

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      Warner Anderson

      Endicott Sims

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      Grandon Rhodes

      Det. O'Brien

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      William Phillips

      Det. Pat Callahan

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      Russell Evans

      Patrolman Barnes

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      Charles Campbell

      Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

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      Edmund Cobb

      Ed (uncredited)

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      Ann Codee

      French Woman (uncredited)

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      Catherine Doucet

      Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)

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      Pat Flaherty

      Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Harper Goff

      Dave Gallantz (uncredited)

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      Howard Joslin

      Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)

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      Donald Kerr

      Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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      George Magrill

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Mike Mahoney

      Det. Coleman (uncredited)

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      James Maloney

      Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)

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      Lee Miller

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Ralph Montgomery

      Policeman Finney (uncredited)

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      Burt Mustin

      Willie the Janitor (uncredited)

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      Jack Perry

      Man in Custody (uncredited)

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      Robert S. Scott

      Mulvey (uncredited)

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      Jack Shea

      Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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      Kay Wiley

      Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    8
    Written by John Chard on Wed Jan 22 2020
    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 Joseph Wiseman. Detective Story is based on the smash hit Broadway play by Sidney Kingsley, adapted by Phillip Yordan and Robert Wyler, it's with much relief to me that the worry of it being a stagy pr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • detective
    • film noir
    • police station