Detective Story
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Call Number: DVD Film-Noir Detective
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1951.
Based on the play by Sidney Kingsley.
Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready.
An embittered cop neglects his wife as he leads a New York precinct of characters in their grim battle with the city's lowlife.
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Contents: Detective story.
REVIEWS & SUMMARIES
Summary / AnnotationCOMMUNITY REVIEWS
Noir plus comedy submitted by saleder on June 30, 2023, 2:44pm This film had some witty, comedic moments in with the gritty cop shop action. Great performance by Kirk Douglas, et al. Plenty of toxic masculinity, for what it's worth.
SERIES
Full screen DVD collection.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English and French language soundtracks with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2005]
Year Published: 2005
Description: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
141571357X
9781415713570
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Wyler, William, 1902-1981.
Yordan, Philip.
Wyler, Robert, 1900-1971.
Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
Parker, Eleanor, 1922-2013.
Bendix, William, 1906-1964.
Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995.
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
SUBJECTS
Detectives -- New York -- Drama.
Crime -- New York -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film noir -- Feature.
Film noir.