Detective Story(1951)

movie - first aired/released 1951-10-19 - 103 min - audience 7.0

Crime, Drama

Directed by William Wyler

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.