Detective Story
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1951
1h 43m
English
Crime, Drama
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Detective Story
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
Det. James McLeod
Mary McLeod
Det. Lou Brody
Susan Carmichael
Karl Schneider
Lt. Monaghan
Miss Hatch
Charley Gennini
Shoplifter
Tami Giacoppetti
Det. Gallagher
Arthur Kindred
Lewis Abbott
Joe Feinson
Det. Dakis
Endicott Sims
Det. O'Brien
Det. Pat Callahan
Patrolman Barnes
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Ed (uncredited)
French Woman (uncredited)
Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
Directed By: William Wyler
Written By: Philip Yordan (Screenplay), Robert Wyler (Screenplay)
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John Chard
5 years ago
It's intense at the 21st Precinct.
An assortment of detectives and an assortment of criminals, all gathered together under the oppressive 21st Precint roof. It's a day that nobody present will ever forget - for better or worse...
Directed by William Wyler (Best years Of Our Lives, Ben-Hur & W More
An assortment of detectives and an assortment of criminals, all gathered together under the oppressive 21st Precint roof. It's a day that nobody present will ever forget - for better or worse...
Directed by William Wyler (Best years Of Our Lives, Ben-Hur & W More
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