Movie

Detective Story

Released: October 19, 1951 (1951)

Runtime: 103 minutes

Genres: Crime, Drama

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

George Macready as Karl Schneider
Age at release: 52
Gladys George as Miss Hatch
Age at release: 51
William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody
Age at release: 45
Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan
Age at release: 45
Gerald Mohr as Tami Giacoppetti
Age at release: 37
Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod
Age at release: 34
Joseph Wiseman as Charley Gennini
Age at release: 33
Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod
Age at release: 29
Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael
Age at release: 28
Lee Grant as Shoplifter
Age at release: 25

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Catherine Doucet as Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Age at release: 76
Ann Codee as French Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 61
Donald Kerr as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
Edmund Cobb as Ed (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
Pat Flaherty as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
George Magrill as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
Grandon Rhodes as Det. O'Brien
Age at release: 47
Frank Faylen as Det. Gallagher
Age at release: 45
Luis van Rooten as Joe Feinson
Age at release: 44
William Phillips as Det. Pat Callahan
Age at release: 43
Warner Anderson as Endicott Sims
Age at release: 40
Harper Goff as Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
Age at release: 40
James Maloney as Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
Michael Strong as Lewis Abbott
Age at release: 33
Mike Mahoney as Det. Coleman (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
Lee Miller as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
Bert Freed as Det. Dakis
Age at release: 31
Craig Hill as Arthur Kindred
Age at release: 25
Russell Evans as Patrolman Barnes
Age at release: Unknown
Charles Campbell as Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown