Detective Story
1951 · directed by William Wyler
- Rating
- 74/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Detective Story (1951), directed by William Wyler, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas
- Eleanor Parker
- William Bendix
- Cathy O'Donnell
- George Macready
- Horace McMahon
- Gladys George
- Joseph Wiseman
- Lee Grant
- Gerald Mohr
Crew
- Lee Garmes — Director of Photography
- Robert Swink — Editor
- Philip Yordan — Screenplay
- Robert Wyler — Screenplay
More from William Wyler
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — 98/100 · hit
- Ben-Hur (1959) — 95/100 · hit
- Wuthering Heights (1939) — 89/100 · hit
- The Heiress (1949) — 88/100 · hit
- How to Steal a Million (1966) — 85/100 · hit
- The Letter (1940) — 84/100 · hit
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