The FBI Story (1959)

Summary

A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

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Cast
Crew

James Stewart

as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Vera Miles

as Lucy Ann Hardesty
Murray Hamilton

as Sam Crandall
Larry Pennell

as George Crandall
Nick Adams

as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
Diane Jergens

as Jennie Hardesty
Jean Willes

as Anna Sage
Joyce Taylor

as Anne Hardesty
Victor Millan

as Mario
Parley Baer

as Harry Dakins
Paul Genge

as "Whitey"
Fay Roope

as Dwight McCutcheon
Ed Prentiss

as U.S. Marshal
Robert Gist

as Medicine Salesman
Buzz Martin

as Mike Hardesty
Ken Mayer

as Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)
Michael Smith

as George Crandall at 12 (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte

as Major (uncredited)
Al McGranary

as Mr. Ballard (uncredited)
Victor Adamson

as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Luana Anders

as Mrs. Graham (uncredited)
Audley Anderson

as Farmer (uncredited)
Herb Armstrong

as Frank Nash (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley

as Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
David Barclay

as FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)
Fern Barry

as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Bateman

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Barbara Beall

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Kimberly Beck

as Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited)
Shirley Bonne

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth

as Sandy - Driver (uncredited)
Nick Borgani

as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Richard Boyer

as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg

as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jerry Brent

as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Lowell Brown

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Peter Brown

as FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Brunner

as Bill Smith (uncredited)
Theona Bryant

as Edith Crandall (uncredited)
Henry Casso

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Dick Cherney

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Robert Clarke

as Bartender (uncredited)
Mary Lou Clifford

as Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Bud Cokes

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Alan Craig

as Fred Barker (uncredited)
Jane Crowley

as Ma Barker (uncredited)
John Damler

as Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Jeanne Dante

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Susan Davis

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Angelo De Meo

as Fred Hunter (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing

as Airport Employee (uncredited)
Gabriel Del Valle

as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Denham

as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Denton

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ann Doran

as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
Joan Dupuis

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Robin Eccles

as Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)
Mary Ann Edwards

as Marge (uncredited)
Tippy Elam

as Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway

as Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge

as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Sam Flint

as Doctor (uncredited)
George Ford

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Terry Frost

as Craig (uncredited)
Michael Garrett

as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson

as Graduation Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur D. Gilmour

as Major (uncredited)
James Gonzalez

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Roy Gordon

as Emmett Reese (uncredited)
Rand Harper

as Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower

as Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Harvey

as Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)
Les Hellman

as Kirby (uncredited)
Jack Henderson

as Hardware Store Owner (uncredited)
Tex Holden

as Townsman (uncredited)
Judd Holdren

as Party Guest (uncredited)
J. Edgar Hoover

as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Rand Hopper

as Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Carroll House

as Dover (uncredited)
Sid Kane

as George Metzger - Espionage Agent (uncredited)
Stacy Keach, Sr.

as Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited)
Rickey Kelman

as Mike Hardesty at 10 (uncredited)
George Khoury

as Alvin Karpis (uncredited)
Walter Kightly

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Kay E. Kuter

as Barber (uncredited)
Morgan Lane

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Little Sky

as Henry Roanhorse (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
William Lovett

as Party Guest (uncredited)
Jenni Lynn

as Jennie Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)
Ted Mapes

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Lori Martin

as Anne Hardesty at 8 (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin

as Ku Klux Klan Member / Man Setting In Diner (uncredited)
David McMahon

as Klansman (uncredited)
Tom Monroe

as Klansman (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery

as Driver (uncredited)
Burt Mustin

as Uncle Fudd Schneider (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann

as Landlady (uncredited)
Ron Nyman

as Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Alan Paige

as Checker (uncredited)
George Pembroke

as Chief of Civil Aeronautics Board (uncredited)
Bob Peoples

as Sam Cowley (uncredited)
Scott Peters

as John Dillinger (uncredited)
Bob Peterson

as Pretty Boy Foyd (uncredited)
William Phipps

as Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)
John Pickard

as Klansman (uncredited)
Murray Pollack

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jim Porcupine

as Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
James Porta

as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Postal

as Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)
John Quijada

as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Ravel

as Counterman (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes

as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
Herman Rudin

as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Emily All Runner

as Servant Girl (uncredited)
Grant Scott

as Party Guest (uncredited)
George Selk

as Organist / Janitor (uncredited)
Dorothy Skyeagle

as Rita Smith (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney

as Passerby Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Gil Smith

as Mike Hardesty at 6 (uncredited)
Paul Smith

as Albert Shaw (uncredited)
Charles Soldani

as Indian on Train (uncredited)
Bert Spencer

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Vincent St. Cyr

as Dan Savagehorse (uncredited)
Glenn Stensel

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Michael Switlick

as Anne's 3-Year-Old Son (uncredited)
Forrest Taylor

as Wedding Minister (uncredited)
Guy Teague

as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Jack Tesler

as Operator (uncredited)
Roy Thinnes

as Party Guest (uncredited)
William J. Thomas

as Janitor (uncredited)
Clyde Tolson

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Alfred Tonkel

as Druggist (uncredited)
John Truax

as Boyd (uncredited)
John Varnum

as Brackenridge (uncredited)
James Vickery

as Schaeffer (uncredited)
Elmore Vincent

as Farmer (uncredited)
Ed Wagner

as Sawyer (uncredited)
Selene Walters

as Polly (uncredited)
Maurice Wells

as Speaker (uncredited)
Adam West

as Man on Two-Way Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Will J. White

as Silvano / J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson

as Cliff Eberhardt (uncredited)
Tom Wilson

as Chicago Passerby (uncredited)
Herbert Winters

as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Britt Wood

as Farmer (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra

as Murdered Indian (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie

as Harry Willowtree (uncredited)

Writing	Richard L. Breen	Screenplay
Directing	Mervyn LeRoy	Director
Writing	John Twist	Screenplay
Sound	Max Steiner	Original Music Composer
Writing	Don Whitehead	Book
Production	Mervyn LeRoy	Producer
Camera	Joseph F. Biroc	Director of Photography
Art	John Beckman	Art Direction
Editing	Philip W. Anderson	Editor
Sound	M.A. Merrick	Sound
Art	Ralph S. Hurst	Set Decoration
Sound	Murray Cutter	Orchestrator
Costume & Make-Up	Adele Palmer	Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up	Gordon Bau	Makeup Supervisor
Directing	Gil Kissel	Assistant Director
Directing	David Silver	Assistant Director
Crew	Bob Herron	Stunts
Costume & Make-Up	Harlan W. Phillips	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Ann Saunders	Hairstylist
Directing	Jack Boland	Assistant Director
Sound	Irvin Jay	Sound Editor
Sound	George Reid	Sound Editor
Crew	Ted Mapes	Stunts
Editing	John F. Burnett	Assistant Editor
Crew	J. Edgar Hoover	Thanks

The FBI Story (1959)

You are crouched in a basement stairway opposite a theatre in Chicago. Keep your eyes on that FBI man across the street. He has set the trap for deadly public enemy, John Dillinger...

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