Detective Story 1951

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, 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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Cast

• Kirk Douglas Det. James McLeod
• Eleanor Parker Mary McLeod
• William Bendix Det. Lou Brody
• Cathy O'Donnell 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

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