Detective Story (1951)
| Release Date | 24 October 1951 |
| Tagline | The love story of a man whose wife was more woman than angel! |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Police Drama, Crime Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought, In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Work Ethics, Crisis of Conscience |
| Tones | Bleak, Downbeat, Gritty, Matter-of-Fact, Grim |
| Tags | Abortion, Bitterness, Casting, City, Criminal, Detective, Disillusionment, Doctor/nurse, Employment, Gangster, News, Performer, Play [recreation], Police, Police Brutality, Precinct, Shoot Out, Shoplifting, Time, War Crimes, Wife, Witness |
Detective Story (1951) is a film noir which tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. It features Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, Lee Grant, among others. The movie was adapted by Robert Wyler and Philip Yordan from the 1949 play of the same name by Sidney Kingsley. It was directed by William Wyler.
Cast and Crew
Cast
George Macready
Karl Schneider
Horace McMahon
Lt. Monaghan
Craig Hill
Arthur Kindred
Michael Strong
Lewis Abbott
Warner Anderson
Endicott Sims
Grandon Rhodes
Det. O'Brien
William 'Bill' Phillips
Det. Pat Callahan
Russell Evans
Patrolman Barnes
Charles D. Campbell
Newspaper photographer
Ann Codee
French woman
Catherine Doucet
Mrs. Farragut
Pat Flaherty
Desk sergeant
Harper Goff
Gallantz
Howard Joslin
Patrolman Gus Keogh
Donald Kerr
Taxi driver
Mike Mahoney
Coleman
James Maloney
Albert R. Pritchett
Lee Miller
Policeman
Ralph Montgomery
Finney
Mark Roberts
Mulvey
Jack Shea
Desk sergeant #2
Kay Wiley
Hysterical woman
Director
Producer
Robert Wyler
writer, associate producer
Philip Yordan
writer
Lester Koenig
associate producer
Cinematographer
Editor
Robert Swink
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Art Director
A. Earl Hedrick
Hal Pereira
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Set Decorator
Emile Kuri
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Del Armstrong
makeup artist
Lavaughn Speer
hair stylist
William Woods
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
assistant director
Art Department
Gene Lauritzen
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Leon Becker
sound supervisor
John Cope
sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach
sound recordist
Camera and Electrical Department
Farciot Edouart
process photographer
Other Crew
Loyal Griggs
transparencies
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Paramount
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Home Video
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