Detective Story 72 years old

The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!

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.

Credits

Detective Story Cast

Name Character
Eleanor Parker She was 29, 91 years old when she died as Mary McLeod
Kirk Douglas He was 34, 103 years old when he died as Det. James 'Jim' McLeod
Michael Strong He was 33, 62 years old when he died as Lewis Abbott
Gladys George She was 47, 50 years old when she died as Miss Hatch
William Bendix He was 45, 58 years old when he died as Det. Lou Brody
Luis van Rooten He was 44, 66 years old when he died as Joe Feinson
Cathy O'Donnell She was 28, 46 years old when she died as Susan Carmichael
Gerald Mohr He was 37, 54 years old when he died as Tami Giacoppetti
Joseph Wiseman He was 33, 91 years old when he died as Charley Gennini
Ann Codee She was 61, 71 years old when she died as Burglarized Woman
Grandon Rhodes He was 47, 82 years old when he died as Det. O'Brien
Lee Grant She was 25, now 97 years old as Shoplifter
George Macready He was 52, 73 years old when he died as Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon He was 45, 65 years old when he died as Lt. Monaghan
William 'Bill' Phillips He was 43, 49 years old when he died as Det. Pat Callahan
Warner Anderson He was 40, 65 years old when he died as Sims
Catherine Doucet She was 76, 83 years old when she died as Mrs. Farragut
Bert Freed He was 31, 74 years old when he died as Det. Dakis
Frank Faylen He was 45, 79 years old when he died as Det. Gallagher
Burt Mustin He was 67, 92 years old when he died as Janitor
Donald Kerr He was 12, 37 years old when he died as Cabbie
James Maloney He was 34, now 37 years old as Pritchett
Craig Hill He was 25, 88 years old when he died as Arthur Kindred

Detective Story Crew

Name Department
Hal Pereira as Art Direction. He was 46 (78) years old when He died Art
John Cope as Sound Recordist. He was 48 (51) years old when He died Sound
Robert Wyler as Associate Producer. He was 51 (70) years old when He died Production
Robert Wyler as Screenplay. He was 51 (70) years old when He died Writing
Robert Swink as Editor. He was 33 (82) years old when He died Editing
Lee Garmes as Director of Photography. He was 53 (80) years old when He died Camera
Emile Kuri as Set Decoration. He was 44 (93) years old when He died Art
Philip Yordan as Screenplay. He was 37 (88) years old when He died Writing
Sidney Kingsley as Theatre Play. He was 45 (88) years old when He died Writing
William Wyler as Director. He was 49 (79) years old when He died Directing
William Wyler as Producer. He was 49 (79) years old when He died Production
A. Earl Hedrick as Art Direction. He was 55 (89) years old when He died Art
Farciot Edouart as Visual Effects. He was 56 (85) years old when He died Visual Effects
Detective Story poster
Detective Story (72 years)

The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!

  • Release day: Thursday, November 01, 1951
  • Runtime: 103 minutes