Detective Story Kirk Douglas

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USA 1951

NOTE: the Kino Blu-ray of Detective Story is reviewed HERE

A day in the life of New York's 21st precinct police station. Douglas is the hard-hitting, by-the-book detective Jim McLeod, whose world falls apart when, through his investigations of an abortionist, his own family becomes incriminated. Based on a play - and does it show - the film works well enough in general, but ultimately the message of a good cop overwhelmed by the inherent evil around him fails to come across successfully. The big main set of the police station is impressive, though, and a colorful supporting cast make this always highly watchable entertainment.

Excerpt from Channel 4's website HERE

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Theatrical Release: November 6th, 1951

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DVD Review: Paramount - Region 1 - NTSC

DVD Box Cover		CLICK to order from:
Distribution	Paramount - Region 1 - NTSC
Runtime	1:43:08
Video	1.33:1 Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 5.43 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate:
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 2.0), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles	English, None
Features	Release Information: Studio: Paramount Home Video Aspect Ratio: Original aspect Ratio 1.33:1 Edition Details: • none DVD Release Date: October 25th, 2005 Double Lock Keep Case Chapters: 15

Comments:

NOTE: the Kino Blu-ray of Detective Story is reviewed HERE

Absolutely stunning image. One of the best I have seen for a black and white film this year. Superb sharpness, shadow details and contrast. Standard Paramount bare bones release with no extras and a price tag for the frugal minded. The image and price make it a must own for Noir fans and everyone else too. Wyler direction sends the film to upper tier to join the DVD.