Detective Story (1951)

7.0

Crime Drama

103 min min

1951

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

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.