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
Jack Perry
as Man in Custody (uncredited)
Kirk Douglas
as Det. James McLeod
William Phillips
as Det. Pat Callahan
George Magrill
as Policeman (uncredited)
Cathy O'Donnell
as Susan Carmichael
George Macready
as Karl Schneider
Gerald Mohr
as Tami Giacoppetti
Ann Codee
as French Woman (uncredited)
Harper Goff
as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
Warner Anderson
as Endicott Sims
Pat Flaherty
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
as Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
Craig Hill
as Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
as Lewis Abbott
Grandon Rhodes
as Det. O'Brien
Eleanor Parker
as Mary McLeod
Mike Mahoney
as Det. Coleman (uncredited)
Lee Miller
as Policeman (uncredited)
Lee Grant
as Shoplifter
Frank Faylen
as Det. Gallagher
Edmund Cobb
as Ed (uncredited)
Catherine Doucet
as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Luis van Rooten
as Joe Feinson
William Bendix
as Det. Lou Brody
Horace McMahon
as Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
as Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
as Charley Gennini
Bert Freed
as Det. Dakis
