Detective Story

3.6

Crime

Drama

1951

103 min

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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Crime

Drama

7.5/10

71%

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"This is a fantastic pressure cooker of a drama starring Kirk Douglas as a big city detective with a long suffering wife. The entire film plays out in the police precinct, with criminals coming in and out: some are hardcore criminals and others have committed petty crimes and made simple mistakes. Kirk Douglas plays his role well as an unforgiving, angry, unstable, and vengeful man who believes he is simply doing his job well. Eleanor Parker plays the role of his kind but emotionally damaged wife. When she comes on screen, the fireworks of the film really start. The acting is incredible, and I was absolutely riveted to see the characters interact in a stifling situation, and slowly fall apart at the seams."