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The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
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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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Directed by: William Wyler, Charles C. Coleman, Lee Garmes
Produced by: Robert Wyler, Lester Koenig, William Wyler
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