Detective Story Cast

Directed byWriting Credits.(screenplay) and.(screenplay).(based on the play by)Cast(in credits order) verified as complete.Det. O'Brien.(as William 'Bill' Phillips).Rest of cast listed alphabetically.Newspaper Photographer(uncredited).Ed(uncredited).French Woman(uncredited).(uncredited).Desk Sergeant(uncredited).Dave Gallantz(uncredited).Patrolman Gus Keogh(uncredited).Taxi Driver(uncredited).Policeman(uncredited).Det.

Detective Story Broadway, Detective Story Original Cast List, Original Cast, Current Cast. Sidney Kingsley's play, 'Detective Story,' has been made into a brisk, absorbing film by Producer-Director William Wyler, with the help of a fine, responsive cast.

Kirk Douglas (left) and George Macready Kirk Douglas (left) and George Macready in Detective Story (1951). © 1951 Paramount Pictures Corporation; photograph from a private collectiongave a critically acclaimed performance as Jim McLeod, a dedicated police detective who is fanatical in his enforcement of the law. A complex man hiding great psychological pains, he launches into violent rages at the slightest provocation. He is particularly angered when he has to interrogate an abortionist (played by George Macready). Legend of tarzan cast 2016. McLeod later learns that before he met his wife (Eleanor Parker), she went to the doctor for an.

The news devastates McLeod and leads to tragedy.Detective Story was based on the hit 1949 Broadway play of the same name. The film, which takes place in a single day, was noted for an intelligent script that raises questions concerning duty, compassion,. Directed a talented supporting cast that included Joseph Wiseman and Lee Grant, both in their screen debuts. Grant received an nomination for her portrayal of a shoplifter. Parker was also nominated for an Oscar.