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Detective Story  (1951)
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!


7.0|24 Oct, 1951|103 min
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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.
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Keywords
detective
film noir
police station

Casts

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod
Eleanor Parker
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
William Bendix
William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
George Macready
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Shoplifter
Gerald Mohr
Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
Craig Hill
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
Luis van Rooten
Luis van Rooten
Joe Feinson
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Det. Dakis
Warner Anderson
Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
William Phillips
William Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
Charles Campbell
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
Ed (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Ann Codee
French Woman (uncredited)
Catherine Doucet
Catherine Doucet
Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Harper Goff
Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
George Magrill
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Det. Coleman (uncredited)
James Maloney
Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Lee Miller
Policeman (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Policeman Finney (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
Man in Custody (uncredited)
Robert S. Scott
Mulvey (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Kay Wiley
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

Crews

William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Sidney Kingsley
Theatre Play
William Woods
Makeup Artist
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator
Don Robb
Unit Manager
John F. Seitz
John F. Seitz
Additional Photography
Leon Becker
Sound Supervisor
Joan Joseff
Other
LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Robert Wyler
Robert Wyler
Screenplay
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Robert Swink
Editor
Wally Westmore
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
William Wyler
William Wyler
Producer
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
Robert Wyler
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
Lester Koenig
Associate Producer
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Victor Young
Victor Young
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa
Music

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