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Detective Story

William Wyler

1951 • 1h 43m

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 ...

Detective Story

Detective Story - Trailer

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker

Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod

William Bendix

William BendixDet. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael

George Macready

George MacreadyKarl Schneider

Horace McMahon

Horace McMahonLt. Monaghan

Gladys George

Gladys GeorgeMiss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph WisemanCharley Gennini

Lee Grant

Lee GrantShoplifter

Gerald Mohr

Gerald MohrTami Giacoppetti

Frank Faylen

Frank FaylenDet. Gallagher

Craig Hill

Craig HillArthur Kindred

Michael Strong

Michael StrongLewis Abbott

Luis van Rooten

Luis van RootenJoe Feinson

Bert Freed

Bert FreedDet. Dakis

Crew

William Wyler

William WylerDirector

John F. Seitz

John F. SeitzAdditional Photography

Philip Yordan

Philip YordanScreenplay

Robert Wyler

Robert WylerScreenplay

Edith Head

Edith HeadCostume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor

Victor Young

Victor YoungMusic

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós RózsaMusic

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