Detective Story

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.

Cast

Kirk Douglas

as Det. James McLeod

Eleanor Parker

as Mary McLeod

William Bendix

as Det. Lou Brody

Cathy O'Donnell

as Susan Carmichael

George Macready

as Karl Schneider

Horace McMahon

as Lt. Monaghan

Gladys George

as Miss Hatch

Joseph Wiseman

as Charley Gennini

Lee Grant

as Shoplifter

Gerald Mohr

as Tami Giacoppetti

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