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.

• William WylerDirector
• Philip YordanScreenplay
• Robert WylerScreenplay

• 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