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Detective Story   1951         N/R, 105 min. Genre: Drama Director: William Wyler   Cast: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Lee Grant, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Frank Faylen, Joseph Wiseman, William "Bill" Phillips, Gerald Mohr, Craig Hill, Bert Freed, Luis Van Rooten   One day in a New York City police precinct station is examined in this film which features James McLeod (Kirk Douglas) as an overworked cop whose stress is compounded by problems with his wife (Eleanor Parker). The film was nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Parker), Supporting Actress (Lee Grant, as a nervous shoplifter in her film debut) and Director. Cast Kirk Douglas Detective Jim McLeod Eleanor Parker Mary McLeod William Bendix Detective Lou Brody Lee Grant Shoplifter Cathy O'Donnell Susan Carmichael George Macready Karl Schneider Horace McMahon Lt. Monaghan Gladys George Miss Hatch Frank Faylen Detective Gallagher Joseph Wiseman Charley Gennini William "Bill" Phillips Detective Pat Callahan Gerald Mohr Tami Giacoppetti Craig Hill Arthur Kindred Bert Freed Detective Dakis Luis Van Rooten Joe Feinson