Detective Story
“The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!”
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
37 people
Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
Known for
The Sound of Music
The Man with the Golden Arm
William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody
Known for
Lifeboat
The Blue Dahlia
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
Known for
Ben-Hur
They Live by Night
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Known for
Paths of Glory
Gilda
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
Known for
The Detective
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
The Roaring Twenties
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
Known for
Dr. No
Crime Story
Lee Grant
Shoplifter
Known for
Damien - Omen II
In the Heat of the Night
Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti
Known for
The Fantastic Four
The Angry Red Planet
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Lost Weekend
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
Known for
All About Eve
Anguish
William Wyler Director · Robert Wyler Screenplay Philip Yordan Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.8M · United States release November 1, 1951 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,800,000
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 19, 1951
Theatrical
United States · November 1, 1951
Theatrical
United States
October 24, 1951 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
Brazil
December 1, 2005 · Physical · Paramount mj.gov.br
France
May 4, 1952 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
September 12, 1952 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 16, 2005 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
October 12, 1956 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 11, 1952 · Theatrical
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