Detective Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1952-05-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (4772 Reviews)

Director:

William Wyler

Genres:

Crime Drama Film-Noir

Cast:

Kirk Douglas Eleanor Parker William Bendix Cathy O'Donnell

Writer:

Philip Yordan (screenplay)

Robert Wyler (screenplay)

Sidney Kingsley (based on the play by)

Fullplot:

Jim McLeod is a hard-nosed and cynical detective. He believes in a strict interpretation of the law and doesn't believe in turning the other cheek. The current object of his zealousness is Karl Schneider, an abortionist responsible for the death of several young women. Schneider's lawyer tells the precinct lieutenant that McLeod has his own personal reasons for going after his client. It turns out that his wife was a patient before they met, although Jim knew nothing of it. His world suddenly turned upside down, McLeod is too late in re-evaluating his priorities.

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