
Detective Story
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
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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About Detective Story
- Directors
- William Wyler
- Cast
- Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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