Detective 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.

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  Kirk Douglas

  Det. James McLeod
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  Eleanor Parker

  Mary McLeod
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  William Bendix

  Det. Lou Brody
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  Cathy O'Donnell

  Susan Carmichael
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  George Macready

  Karl Schneider
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  Horace McMahon

  Lt. Monaghan
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  Gladys George

  Miss Hatch
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  Joseph Wiseman

  Charley Gennini
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  Lee Grant

  Shoplifter
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  Gerald Mohr

  Tami Giacoppetti