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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 (Douglas), 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.

The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel!

Genres: Crime, Drama

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix

Released: November 1, 1951

Runtime: 103.0

Popularity Rating: 2.475

Paramount Pictures

United States of America

Det. James 'Jim' McLeod Kirk Douglas
Mary McLeod Eleanor Parker
Det. Lou Brody William Bendix
Susan Carmichael Cathy O'Donnell
Karl Schneider George Macready
Lt. Monaghan Horace McMahon
Miss Hatch Gladys George
Charley Gennini Joseph Wiseman
Shoplifter Lee Grant
Tami Giacoppetti Gerald Mohr
Det. Gallagher Frank Faylen
Arthur Kindred Craig Hill
Lewis Abbott Michael Strong
Joe Feinson Luis van Rooten
Det. Dakis Bert Freed
Sims Warner Anderson
Det. O'Brien Grandon Rhodes
Det. Pat Callahan William 'Bill' Phillips
Barnes Russell Evans
Janitor Burt Mustin
Mrs. Farragut Catherine Doucet
Pritchett James Maloney
Cabbie Donald Kerr
Burglarized Woman Ann Codee

Art — Art Direction: A. Earl Hedrick
Art — Art Direction: Hal Pereira
Art — Set Decoration: Emile Kuri
Camera — Director of Photography: Lee Garmes
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Edith Head
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Supervisor: Wally Westmore
Directing — Director: William Wyler
Editing — Editor: Robert Swink
Production — Associate Producer: Lester Koenig
Production — Associate Producer: Robert Wyler
Production — Producer: William Wyler
Sound — Sound Director: Leon Becker
Sound — Sound Recordist: Hugo Grenzbach
Sound — Sound Recordist: John Cope
Visual Effects — Visual Effects: Farciot Edouart
Writing — Screenplay: Philip Yordan
Writing — Screenplay: Robert Wyler
Writing — Theatre Play: Sidney Kingsley