Detective Story 1951

Name: Detective Story
Released: 1951-10-24
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	William Wyler
Written by:	Philip Yordan & Robert Wyler
Runtime:	103 minutes
Critics score:	67 / 100
Tagline:	The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!