Detective Story
Directed by William Wyler
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.
- Released
- 19 Oct 1951
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Also known as
- Polizeirevier 21
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Screenplay
- Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler
- Cinematography
- Lee Garmes
- Editor
- Robert Swink
- Elsewhere
- TMDB
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- Drama
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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
