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Detective Story (1951)
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 (Douglas), 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.
Updated May 10 2020
Cast
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
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Crew
Edith Head
Costume Design
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
John Cope
Sound Recordist
William Wyler
Director
William Wyler
Producer
Robert Wyler
Screenplay
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer
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