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Kirk Douglas, in a suit and hat, grabs George Macready by the collar with one hand and raises his fist in a tense confrontation in Detective Story (1951).
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George Macready

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    Paths of Glory

    …officer, General Mireau (played by George Macready), to shift blame to the troops, whom he accuses of cowardice. With the consent of his own superior, General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou), Mireau chooses three infantrymen to be condemned to death by firing squad in an apparent attempt at deterring any other soldiers…

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    …officer, General Mireau (played by George Macready), to shift blame to the troops, whom he accuses of cowardice. With the consent of his own superior, General Broulard (Adolphe Menjou), Mireau chooses three infantrymen to be condemned to death by firing squad in an apparent attempt at deterring any other soldiers…

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