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7.0Tells 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.
Released: 1951-10-19103 minDir: William WylerCrime, Drama
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Det. James McLeod
- Eleanor Parker as Mary McLeod
- William Bendix as Det. Lou Brody
- Cathy O'Donnell as Susan Carmichael
- George Macready as Karl Schneider
- Horace McMahon as Lt. Monaghan
Themes
- marriage crisis
- suppressed past
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Categories
1951 American films1951 crime drama films1951 English-language films1951 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican police detective filmsAmerican police filmsEdgar Award–winning worksEnglish-language crime drama filmsFictional portrayals of the New York City Police Department