Detective Story

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Kirk DouglasDet. James McLeod

Eleanor ParkerMary McLeod

William BendixDet. Lou Brody

Cathy O'DonnellSusan Carmichael

George MacreadyKarl Schneider

Horace McMahonLt. Monaghan

Gladys GeorgeMiss Hatch

Joseph WisemanCharley Gennini

Lee GrantShoplifter

Gerald MohrTami Giacoppetti

Frank FaylenDet. Gallagher

Craig HillArthur Kindred