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Detective Story (1951)

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.

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Russell G 31 Jan 2008

Tight drama with Kirk Douglas as a detective wound way to tight and having a very bad day. Lots of great character actors show up, and the whole thing just boils.

Martin T 27 Sep 2009

Something of a precursor to "Barney Miller" and "Hill Street Blues". It's quite obviously a stage adaptation, and like The Children's Hour, one wonders how much Wyler watered down the subject matter for Hollywood. I suspect that Dr. Schneider's crimes were originally meant to be illegal abortions. The real-time (or close to it) telling of the story doesn't quite work here. Too much exposition, too much rapid character development. But it was okay in some ways. The comic bits worked well.

Robin P 04 Jul 2013

A day in the life of a NYC plainclothes detective squad. Kirk Douglas heads up a squad who have to deal with a variety of criminals and lowlifes, ranging from petty theives to illegal abortionist doctors. It's a film version of a stage play, so the the film is mostly confined to the police precinct house, though director William Wyler uses the confined space to the film's advantage, buidling tension in this pressure cookeror deviance. The film certainly has some very dated elements to it, but it is nonetheless a gripping and well acted film, particulary by Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, and Lee Grant, most of whom were recreating their Broadway roles.

Nathaniel J 30 Oct 2007

too much boring dialogue and excessive melodrama make this film fall flat, despite the real-life issues and morality involved.

Steve W 20 Jan 2015

Basado en una famosa obra de teatro esta es una pelicula de mucho valor.