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Wyler, William (director)
Sidney Kingsley (play)
Philip Yordan and Robert Wilder (screenwriter)
Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Lee Grant, George Macready (starring)
Detective Story
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Los Angeles: Paramount, 1951. Original pressbook for the classic 1951 film noir, "Detective Story," directed by William Wyler, based on the play by Sidney Kingsley. Written for the screen by Philip Yordan and Robert Wilder, and starring Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, Lee Grant, and George Macready. A day in the life at the 21st Precinct, centering on the hard-boiled, moralistic Jim McLeod (Kirk Douglas). 20 pages, saddle stitched, 12 1/4 x 15 inches. Very Good condition. Separation to the hinge fold and a light amount of soiling to the wrappers. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. Nominated for four Academy awards, including a Best Supporting Actress nod to Lee Grant, in her film debut. A powerful and complex film, one of the keystones of the noir cycle. Selby, pp. 109-112. Silver and Ward, pp. 89-90. [Book #111251]
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