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    • Detective Story is a 1951 American crime drama directed by William Wyler and starring Kirk Douglas that tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. The ensemble supporting cast features Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, and George Macready. Both Lee Grant and Joseph Wiseman play large ro… See more

    Content ratingTV-PG
    GenreCrime · Drama · Film-Noir · Romance
    Directed byWilliam Wyler
    Written byPhilip Yordan · Robert Wyler · Sidney Kingsley
    Plot

    The movie's events occur over a single night in the detective bullpen of a police station. Detective Jim McLeod, whose violent criminal father drove his mother to insanity, nurtures a lifelong hatred of lawbreaker… See more

    Production

    Paramount bought film rights in 1949 for $285,000, plus a percentage of the profits. Alan Ladd was the first star linked to the project.
    The film version omits details from the play pertaining t… See more

    Reception

    When the film was released, Bosley Crowther, film critic for The New York Times, lauded the film and the casting, writing, "Sidney Kingsley's play, Detective Story, has been made into a brisk, absorbing fil… See more

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    Detective Story (1951) Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William …