Detective Story
1951·Movie
·1h 43min·
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The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
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.
Gritty Crime DramaMoral AmbiguityBleak Urban LandscapeCharacter StudyPrecinct LifePolice ProceduralClassic HollywoodSocial Commentary
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Directed by:
William Wyler, Charles C. Coleman
Written by:
Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler, Sidney Kingsley
Produced by:
William Wyler, Robert Wyler, Lester Koenig
Composed by:
John Cope, Miklós Rózsa, Victor Young
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