Detective Story
Detective Story
Release: 1951-10-24
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 7.0
Crime
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Eleanor Parker
as Mary McLeod
Horace McMahon
as Lt. Monaghan
Lee Grant
as Shoplifter
Michael Strong
as Lewis Abbott
Gladys George
as Miss Hatch
Frank Faylen
as Det. Gallagher
Luis van Rooten
as Joe Feinson
Bert Freed
as Det. Dakis
William Phillips
as Det. Pat Callahan
Ann Codee
as French Woman (uncredited)
Jack Perry
as Man in Custody (uncredited)
Kirk Douglas
as Det. James McLeod
Harper Goff
as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Gerald Mohr
as Tami Giacoppetti
Edmund Cobb
as Ed (uncredited)
Catherine Doucet
as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
William Bendix
as Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
as Susan Carmichael
Craig Hill
as Arthur Kindred
Warner Anderson
as Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
as Det. O'Brien
Mike Mahoney
as Det. Coleman (uncredited)
George Macready
as Karl Schneider
Joseph Wiseman
as Charley Gennini
Donald Kerr
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lee Miller
as Policeman (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
as Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
