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.
Kirk Douglas | Det. James 'Jim' McLeod |
Eleanor Parker | Mary McLeod |
William Bendix | Det. Lou Brody |
Cathy O'Donnell | Susan Carmichael |
George Macready | Karl Schneider |
Horace McMahon | Lt. Monaghan |
Gladys George | Miss Hatch |
Joseph Wiseman | Charley Gennini |
Lee Grant | Shoplifter |
Gerald Mohr | Tami Giacoppetti |
Frank Faylen | Det. Gallagher |
Craig Hill | Arthur Kindred |