Detective Story
1951 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 9,817 VOTES · DIR. William Wyler
Overview
Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. An embittered cop, Det. Jim McLeod, leads a precinct of characters in their grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. The characters who pass through the precinct over the course of the day include a young petty embezzler, a pair of burglars, and a naive shoplifter.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,547 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:33 - Come on. - No.
00:05:26 - Karl Schneider is his client. - Schneider? Tell him to see McLeod.
00:10:06 and suddenly you'd put on weight. Bullets are supersonic.
00:13:20 When it serves my purpose, not before.
00:17:18 The cop jumps on top of me, and starts beating my brains in.
00:20:16 Now, wait a minute, fellows. Lewis is okay. It's Charley.
00:24:32 - What's your name, please? - Susan Carmichael.
00:28:09 If you work it.
00:32:21 Give you a badge and you try to push the world around.
00:37:22 That sword has two edges. You could cut your own throat.
00:41:33 - So help me, I'll see you in jail. - On which side of the bars, Counselor?
00:45:10 Be proud of your chosen profession. Hold up your head.
00:48:49 I'm not supposed to get emotions. See, feel.
00:52:06 You can be hungry for other things besides food.
00:56:08 I mean, before you were married to Jim.
01:00:57 Shot him through the head and killed him.
01:04:52 Look, Giacoppetti, we got a sheet on you.
01:08:50 It was a long time ago. I was going to have a baby.
01:14:39 Yeah.
01:19:51 - What for? - You wouldn't understand.
01:24:56 Compromise.
01:29:38 - Please, Jim. - Where will you go?
01:34:33 Yes, that would be fine...
01:39:27 Never mind a doctor.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,547
Dialogue density15.0 lines / min
First line00:01:33
Final line01:39:27
Production Record
DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes9,817