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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1951-10-24
- video_camera_front Companies Paramount Pictures
- timer Runtime: 103 Mins
- star Rating: 7 / 10
- favorite Likes: 139 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0043465
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Kirk Douglas
Det. James McLeod
Eleanor Parker
Mary McLeod
William Bendix
Det. Lou Brody
Cathy O'Donnell
Susan Carmichael
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
Gladys George
Miss Hatch
Joseph Wiseman
Charley Gennini
Lee Grant
Shoplifter
Gerald Mohr
Tami Giacoppetti
Frank Faylen
Det. Gallagher
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
Luis van Rooten
Joe Feinson
Bert Freed
Det. Dakis
Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
William Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
Charles Campbell
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Ed (uncredited)
Ann Codee
French Woman (uncredited)
Catherine Doucet
Mrs. Farragut (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Dave Gallantz (uncredited)
Howard Joslin
Patrolman Gus Keogh (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
George Magrill
Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney
Det. Coleman (uncredited)
James Maloney
Albert R. Pritchett (uncredited)
Lee Miller
Policeman (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Policeman Finney (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
Willie the Janitor (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Man in Custody (uncredited)
Robert S. Scott
Mulvey (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Kay Wiley
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
groups Crew
William Wyler
Director
Sidney Kingsley
Theatre Play
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
John F. Seitz
Additional Photography
William Woods
Makeup Artist
Charles C. Coleman
Assistant Director
LaVaughn Speer
Hairstylist
Joan Joseff
Other
Don Robb
Unit Manager
Gene Lauritzen
Construction Coordinator
Leon Becker
Sound Supervisor
Robert Swink
Editor
Philip Yordan
Screenplay
Robert Wyler
Screenplay
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Emile Kuri
Set Decoration
William Wyler
Producer
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Lester Koenig
Associate Producer
Victor Young
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Music
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