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Detective Story

1951 Crime, Drama · 1h 43m
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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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Movie Score

69%

Released

November 1, 1951,

Director

William Wyler

Cast

Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon

Genre

Crime, Drama

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