
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 103m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: William Wyler
- Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready
- keywords: detective, film noir, police station
- Production_studio: Paramount Pictures
- Slogan: The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
- The Detective Story is featured in the top rankings of 1951
- #21 in Top Drama Movies of 1951
- #5 in Top Crime Movies of 1951
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.