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Detective Story
Detective Story

Detective Story

(1951)
7.0/10
144 votes
1h 43m
October 24, 1951
"The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!"

Overview

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.