A day in the life of a police officer in which he gives a hard time to a young criminal, and loses his cool by assaulting an abortion doctor who once had the cop’s wife as a client. A day in the life of a police officer in which he gives a hard time to a young criminal, and loses his cool by assaulting an abortion doctor who once had the cop’s wife as a client., Granite-jawed Kirk Douglas delivers one of his best performances as Jim McLeod, a detective facing troubles at home and at work. A gritty drama, precursor to a hundred hard-boiled cop shows., Powerful police drama, set over the course of one day. Kirk Douglas stars as a detective obsessively pursuing George Macready, who has been involved with his wife (Eleanor Parker)., Granite-jawed Kirk Douglas delivers one of his best performances as Jim McLeod, a grizzled detective facing troubles at home and at work., Kirk Douglas stars in William Wyler’s claustrophobically powerful police drama. Philip Yordan and Robert Wyler’s clever adaptation of Sidney Kingsley’s stage hit won them one of the film’s four Oscar nominations. The events take place during a single day in a New York police precinct station and focus on Detective James McLeod, whose obsessive pursuit of criminals, whatever the cost to them or himself, finally explodes into violence when he vengefully pursues a seedy abortionist who has been involved with his wife., Sidney Kingsley’s Broadway play Detective Story was praised for its realistic view of an event-filled day in a single police precinct station. The film, directed by meticulous taskmaster William Wyler, manages to retain this realism, even allowing for the star-turn performance of Kirk Douglas. A stickler for the letter of the law, Detective James McLeod (Douglas) is not averse to using strong-arm methods on criminals and witnesses alike in bringing lawbreakers to justice. He is particularly rough on a first-time offender (Craig Hill), on whom the rest of the force is willing to go easy because of the anguish of his girlfriend (Cathy O’Donnell). But McLeod’s strongest invective is reserved for shady abortion doctor Karl Schneider (George MacReady); McLeod all but ruins the case against Schneider by beating him up in the patrol wagon. When McLeod discovers that his own wife (Eleanor Parker) had many years earlier lost a baby in one of Schneider’s operations, and that the baby’s father was gangster Tami Giacoppetti (Gerald Mohr), it is too much for the detective to bear. Punctuating the grim proceedings with brief moments of humor is future Oscar winner Lee Grant, reprising her stage role as a timorous shoplifter; it would be her last Hollywood assignment until the early 1960s, thanks to the iniquities of the blacklist. Despite small concessions to Hollywood censorship, Detective Story largely upheld the power of its theatrical original, and it forms a clear precursor to such latter-day urban police dramas as NYPD Blue., A day in the life of a police officer in which he gives a hard time to a young criminal, and loses his cool by assaulting an abortion doctor who once had the cop’s wife as a client.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Detective Story ” ?
A: The main cast includes Kirk Douglas,Eleanor Parker,William Bendix,Lee Grant,Bert Freed,Frank Faylen,George Macready,Cathy O’Donnell,Horace McMahon,Gladys George,Joseph Wiseman,Gerald Mohr,Craig Hill,Michael Strong,Luis Van Rooten,Russ Evans,Warner Anderson,Grandon Rhodes,William ‘Bill’ Phillips,Russell Evans,Howard Joslin,James Maloney,Edmund Cobb,Burt Mustin,Lee Miller,Mike Mahoney,Catharine Doucet,Ann Codee,Ralph Montgomery,Mark Roberts,Harper Goff,Catherine Doucet,Charles Campbell,Donald Kerr,Kay Wiley,Pat Flaherty,Jack Shea,Hal Pereira,Philip Yordan,Lester Koenig,Robert Wyler,Earl Hedrick,Sidney Kingsley,Edith Head,Wally Westmore,Lee Garmes,Emile Kuri,Robert Swink.
Q: When Did the “Detective Story” Released?
A: The Movie “Detective Story” originally aired on 1951-10-19 and released in the year of 1951.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Detective Story” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Detective Story” ?
A: “Detective Story” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
