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Detective Story

Lists: Drama, Crime / Heist

Brief Synopsis: "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 (Douglas), 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."

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 1951: # 0)


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  • Kirk Douglas (Det. James Jim McLeod)
  • Eleanor Parker (Mary McLeod)
  • William Bendix (Det. Lou Brody)
  • Cathy ODonnell (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)
  • Burt Mustin (Janitor)
  • Catherine Doucet (Mrs. Farragut)
  • Russell Evans (Barnes)
  • Warner Anderson (Sims)
  • James Maloney (Pritchett)
  • Donald Kerr (Cabbie)
  • Ann Codee (Burglarized Woman)
  • William Wyler (Director)