Detective Story (1951)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.235 |
Directed By
William Wyler
Crew
William Wyler
Sidney Kingsley
John F. Seitz
Del Armstrong
LaVaughn Speer
William Woods
Don Robb
Charles C. Coleman
Gene Lauritzen
Leon Becker
Joan Joseff
Philip Yordan
Robert Wyler
Lee Garmes
Hal Pereira
A. Earl Hedrick
Robert Swink
Edith Head
Emile Kuri
Farciot Edouart
Wally Westmore
Hugo Grenzbach
John Cope
Robert Wyler
Lester Koenig
William Wyler
Victor Young
Miklós Rózsa
TOP CAST
Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
Lee Grant
Shoplifter
Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
Luis van Rooten
Joe Feinson
Bert Freed
Det. Dakis
Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
William Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
Charles Campbell
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)
Howard Joslin
Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Det. Coleman (uncredited)
James Maloney
Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Policeman (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Policeman Finney (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Man in Custody (uncredited)
Robert S. Scott
Mulvey (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Kay Wiley
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
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