Detective Story
(1951)

The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!

Released: 1951-11-01

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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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Kirk Douglas

as Det. James McLeod

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Eleanor Parker

as Mary McLeod

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William Bendix

as Det. Lou Brody

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Cathy O'Donnell

as Susan Carmichael

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George Macready

as Karl Schneider

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Horace McMahon

as Lt. Monaghan

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Gladys George

as Miss Hatch

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Joseph Wiseman

as Charley Gennini

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Lee Grant

as Shoplifter

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Gerald Mohr

as Tami Giacoppetti

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Frank Faylen

as Det. Gallagher

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Craig Hill

as Arthur Kindred

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Michael Strong

as Lewis Abbott

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Luis van Rooten

as Joe Feinson

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Bert Freed

as Det. Dakis

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Warner Anderson

as Endicott Sims

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Grandon Rhodes

as Det. O'Brien

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William Phillips

as Det. Pat Callahan

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Russell Evans

as Patrolman Barnes

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Charles Campbell

as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

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Lee Garmes

Director of Photography

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Hal Pereira

Art Direction

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Edith Head

Costume Design

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Emile Kuri

Set Decoration

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Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

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Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

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Hugo Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

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John Cope

Sound Recordist

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Robert Wyler

Associate Producer

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Lester Koenig

Associate Producer

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John F. Seitz

Additional Photography

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