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Detective Story

1951, Movie, NR, 105 mins

DETECTIVE STORY
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The plot is a little thin, but Kirk Douglas gives one of his best performances in this seminal cop film directed by William Wyler. Douglas plays a hard-boiled, by-the-book detective who's tough on all the lawbreakers he drags in to police headquarters, including an unscrupulous doctor with whom he shares a surprising link. Read the complete review for Detective Story
Year: 1951
Rated NR

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Cast
Kirk Douglas: Jim McLeod
Eleanor Parker: Mary McLeod
William Bendix: Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell: Susan Carmichael
George Macready: Karl Schneider
Horace MacMahon: Lt. Monahan

 

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