Detective Story
William Wyler1951-10-24
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
6.968
103 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Kirk Douglas | Det. James McLeod | Unowned |
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Eleanor Parker | Mary McLeod | Unowned |
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William Bendix | Det. Lou Brody | Unowned |
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Cathy O'Donnell | Susan Carmichael | Unowned |
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George Macready | Karl Schneider | Unowned |
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Horace McMahon | Lt. Monaghan | Unowned |
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Gladys George | Miss Hatch | Unowned |
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Joseph Wiseman | Charley Gennini | Unowned |
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Lee Grant | Shoplifter | Unowned |
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Gerald Mohr | Tami Giacoppetti | Unowned |
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Frank Faylen | Det. Gallagher | Unowned |
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Craig Hill | Arthur Kindred | Unowned |
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Michael Strong | Lewis Abbott | Unowned |
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Luis van Rooten | Joe Feinson | Unowned |
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Bert Freed | Det. Dakis | Unowned |
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Warner Anderson | Endicott Sims | Unowned |
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Grandon Rhodes | Det. O'Brien | Unowned |
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William Phillips | Det. Pat Callahan | Unowned |
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Russell Evans | Patrolman Barnes | Unowned |
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Charles Campbell | Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Edmund Cobb | Ed (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ann Codee | French Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Catherine Doucet | Mrs. Farragut (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat Flaherty | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harper Goff | Dave Gallantz (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Howard Joslin | Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Donald Kerr | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Magrill | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mike Mahoney | Det. Coleman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Maloney | Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lee Miller | Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ralph Montgomery | Policeman Finney (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Burt Mustin | Willie the Janitor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Perry | Man in Custody (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert S. Scott | Mulvey (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Shea | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kay Wiley | Hysterical Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |