Detective Story
The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!
Film19511h 43mReleased
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- Director
- William Wyler
- Language
- English
- Released
- 1951-10-19
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
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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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