Detective Story (1951)
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.
Director:
William Wyler
Writers:
Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler.
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Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod |
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Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod |
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William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody |
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Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael |
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George Macready as Karl Schneider |
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Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan |
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Gladys George as Miss Hatch |
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Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini |
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Lee Grant as Shoplifter |
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Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti |
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Frank Faylen as Det. Gallagher |
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Craig Hill as Arthur Kindred |
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Michael Strong as Lewis Abbott |
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Luis van Rooten as Joe Feinson |
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Bert Freed as Det. Dakis |
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Warner Anderson as Endicott Sims |
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Grandon Rhodes as Det. O'Brien |
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William Phillips as Det. Pat Callahan |
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Russell Evans as Patrolman Barnes |
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Charles Campbell as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited) |
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Edmund Cobb as Ed (uncredited) |
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Ann Codee as French Woman (uncredited) |
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Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited) |
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Pat Flaherty as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Harper Goff as Dave Gallantz (uncredited) |
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Howard Joslin as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited) |
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Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Mike Mahoney as Det. Coleman (uncredited) |
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James Maloney as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited) |
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Lee Miller as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Ralph Montgomery as Policeman Finney (uncredited) |
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Burt Mustin as Willie the Janitor (uncredited) |
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Jack Perry as Man in Custody (uncredited) |
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Robert S. Scott as Mulvey (uncredited) |
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Jack Shea as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Kay Wiley as Hysterical Woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Wyler | Director |
| Writing | Sidney Kingsley | Theatre Play |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | LaVaughn Speer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Woods | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Don Robb | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Leon Becker | Sound Supervisor |
| Writing | Philip Yordan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Wyler | Screenplay |
| Camera | Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Art | Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Visual Effects | Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Robert Wyler | Associate Producer |
| Production | Lester Koenig | Associate Producer |
| Production | William Wyler | Producer |
| Sound | Victor Young | Music |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Music |
