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Detective Story
1 hour 43 minutes1951-11-01
7.0
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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.
Cast
![Kirk Douglas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yvunzQgnILw6uNBFMyld5nhkBCX.jpg)
Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod
![Eleanor Parker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fOzLJeXoHryUyPFmJWIkdLvfX3G.jpg)
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
![William Bendix](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ayUpuZeOU9XickmaoN01iHVloUP.jpg)
William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody
![Cathy O'Donnell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//hBNexdnsOlpup6iwgTsYg3Zus93.jpg)
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
![George Macready](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gGtegV82TMbcd5psHx6w7by5FgO.jpg)
George Macready
Karl Schneider
![Horace McMahon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//moIW21jHP8DYollXSZ3LCRTaJD0.jpg)
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
![Gladys George](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yniYGj7MqG13UZNLDQWh28RR6tK.jpg)
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
![Joseph Wiseman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//7QS6Z4rZ8kVimx10eeZ3r882Ahk.jpg)
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
![Lee Grant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2WesW19wpxYve32Zp3oq1pwzoen.jpg)
Lee Grant
Shoplifter
![Gerald Mohr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jJx5f6K7OkDD2LcHZTPtYYd4T97.jpg)
Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti
![Frank Faylen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//zmPkR8mUFDNGYNl3iTLh9uehNTn.jpg)
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
![Craig Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9hiSJm6qSE0KgtuVcZcuWuSTj4X.jpg)
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
![Michael Strong](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//a4KsknSh0kFoCWmdbnLlaMiQi0E.jpg)
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
![Luis van Rooten](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s99W900HgYsSYlnDMxaP4tKa7lZ.jpg)
Luis van Rooten
Joe Feinson
![Bert Freed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2TLuIMSx3NaCgfhoQBsicbdEIBE.jpg)
Bert Freed
Det. Dakis
![Warner Anderson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sCTUBCsOnAyrc6RDc9jPHtbKIgE.jpg)
Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
![Grandon Rhodes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8DDCc8AMSni8PxxKnf99LfmjFBe.jpg)
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
![William Phillips](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dTpuRU2Vg2rTiskGP3CqaoANqUX.jpg)
William Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
![Russell Evans](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
![Charles Campbell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Campbell
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
![Edmund Cobb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//icnYHc5GwjZzl9wF2nLP8rPvL8a.jpg)
Edmund Cobb
Ed (uncredited)
![Ann Codee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dQQoboIvleerFlWImf3mZ8MFu5c.jpg)
Ann Codee
French Woman (uncredited)
![Catherine Doucet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bLJxCTfPi4qgjPpKNMSwAqCBZ4G.jpg)
Catherine Doucet
Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
![Pat Flaherty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qqEUkwI8daY5pTxMn5ZrPyFtlXt.jpg)
Pat Flaherty
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
![Harper Goff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sT8pXE4wuph0g27OxTDht9YiU7q.jpg)
Harper Goff
Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
![Howard Joslin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Howard Joslin
Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
![Donald Kerr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g59FziDjwnUQFiYLJR4MFSP2OMY.jpg)
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
![George Magrill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t3vYcOrJ6EAzjjMdiXfNWXUn1wt.jpg)
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
![Mike Mahoney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Mahoney
Det. Coleman (uncredited)
![James Maloney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Maloney
Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
![Lee Miller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8r7IOeqrEDdWA3rwduM5Ct59A5F.jpg)
Lee Miller
Policeman (uncredited)
![Ralph Montgomery](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ralph Montgomery
Policeman Finney (uncredited)
![Burt Mustin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yc2afsSK2jvmZqF1YBSBdPvN5cr.jpg)
Burt Mustin
Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
![Jack Perry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jvcZmUyOpNXHFlscvl0RmK5pf00.jpg)
Jack Perry
Man in Custody (uncredited)
![Robert S. Scott](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert S. Scott
Mulvey (uncredited)
![Jack Shea](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Shea
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
![Kay Wiley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)