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Detective Story
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
7.1(174)19511h 43m
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.
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writers
- Philip Yordan,Robert Wyler
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Cast

Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod

William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael

George Macready
Karl Schneider

Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan

Gladys George
Miss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini

Lee Grant
Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti

Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher

Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred

Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott

Luis van Rooten
Joe Feinson

Bert Freed
Det. Dakis

Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
William Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
Charles Campbell
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb
Ed (uncredited)

Ann Codee
French Woman (uncredited)

Catherine Doucet
Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- William WylerDirector
- Charles C. ColemanAssistant Director
Writing
- Sidney KingsleyTheatre Play
- Philip YordanScreenplay
- Robert WylerScreenplay
Production
- Don RobbUnit Manager
- William WylerProducer
- Robert WylerAssociate Producer
- Lester KoenigAssociate Producer
Camera
- John F. SeitzAdditional Photography
- Lee GarmesDirector of Photography
Editing
- Robert SwinkEditor
Sound
- Leon BeckerSound Supervisor
- Hugo GrenzbachSound Recordist
- John CopeSound Recordist
- Victor YoungMusic
- Miklós RózsaMusic
Art
- Gene LauritzenConstruction Coordinator
- Emile KuriSet Decoration
- Hal PereiraArt Direction
- A. Earl HedrickArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- William WoodsMakeup Artist
- LaVaughn SpeerHairstylist
- Del ArmstrongMakeup Artist
- Edith HeadCostume Design
- Wally WestmoreMakeup Supervisor
Visual Effects
- Farciot EdouartVisual Effects