Detective Story
1951Tells 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.
Acted in
Kirk Douglas
as Det. James McLeod
Eleanor Parker
as Mary McLeod
William Bendix
as Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
as Susan Carmichael
George Macready
as Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
as Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
as Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
as Charley Gennini
Lee Grant
as Shoplifter
Gerald Mohr
as Tami Giacoppetti
Frank Faylen
as Det. Gallagher
Craig Hill
as Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
as Lewis Abbott
Luis van Rooten
as Joe Feinson
Bert Freed
as Det. Dakis
Warner Anderson
as Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
as Det. O'Brien
William Phillips
as Det. Pat Callahan
Russell Evans
as Patrolman Barnes
Charles Campbell
as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
as Ed (uncredited)
Ann Codee
as French Woman (uncredited)
Catherine Doucet
as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harper Goff
as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
as Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
as Det. Coleman (uncredited)
James Maloney
as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Lee Miller
as Policeman (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as Policeman Finney (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
as Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
Jack Perry
as Man in Custody (uncredited)
Robert S. Scott
as Mulvey (uncredited)
Jack Shea
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Kay Wiley
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)