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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.

1951 |1h 43m |  Crime, Drama

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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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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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Donald Kerr

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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George Magrill

Policeman (uncredited)

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Lee Miller

Policeman (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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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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