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The FBI Story

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...

19592h 29mDirected by Mervyn LeRoy

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

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Cast
James Stewart portrait

James Stewart

John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

Vera Miles portrait

Vera Miles

Lucy Ann Hardesty

Murray Hamilton portrait

Murray Hamilton

Sam Crandall

Larry Pennell portrait

Larry Pennell

George Crandall

Nick Adams portrait

Nick Adams

John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham

Diane Jergens portrait

Diane Jergens

Jennie Hardesty

Jean Willes portrait

Jean Willes

Anna Sage

Joyce Taylor portrait

Joyce Taylor

Anne Hardesty

Victor Millan portrait

Victor Millan

Mario

Parley Baer portrait

Parley Baer

Harry Dakins

PG

Paul Genge

"Whitey"

Fay Roope portrait

Fay Roope

Dwight McCutcheon

EP

Ed Prentiss

U.S. Marshal

Robert Gist portrait

Robert Gist

Medicine Salesman

Buzz Martin portrait

Buzz Martin

Mike Hardesty

Ken Mayer portrait

Ken Mayer

Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)

MS

Michael Smith

George Crandall at 12 (uncredited)

PW

Patrick Whyte

Major (uncredited)

Al McGranary portrait

Al McGranary

Mr. Ballard (uncredited)

Victor Adamson portrait

Victor Adamson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Luana Anders portrait

Luana Anders

Mrs. Graham (uncredited)

AA

Audley Anderson

Farmer (uncredited)

Herb Armstrong portrait

Herb Armstrong

Frank Nash (uncredited)

Eleanor Audley portrait

Eleanor Audley

Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited)

BB

Benjie Bancroft

FBI Agent (uncredited)

FB

Fern Barry

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Charles Bateman portrait

Charles Bateman

FBI Agent (uncredited)

BB

Barbara Beall

Party Guest (uncredited)

KB

Kimberly Beck

Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited)

Shirley Bonne portrait

Shirley Bonne

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth portrait

Nesdon Booth

Sandy - Driver (uncredited)

RB

Richard Boyer

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg portrait

Chet Brandenburg

Construction Worker (uncredited)

JB

Jerry Brent

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

LB

Lowell Brown

Party Guest (uncredited)

Peter Brown portrait

Peter Brown

FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited)

CB

Charles Brunner

Bill Smith (uncredited)

TB

Theona Bryant

Edith Crandall (uncredited)

HC

Henry Casso

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

DC

Dick Cherney

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Robert Clarke portrait

Robert Clarke

Bartender (uncredited)

ML

Mary Lou Clifford

Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

BC

Bud Cokes

FBI Agent (uncredited)

AC

Alan Craig

Fred Barker (uncredited)

JC

Jane Crowley

Ma Barker (uncredited)

John Damler portrait

John Damler

Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

Jeanne Dante portrait

Jeanne Dante

Party Guest (uncredited)

SD

Susan Davis

Party Guest (uncredited)

AD

Angelo De Meo

Fred Hunter (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing portrait

Sayre Dearing

Airport Employee (uncredited)

GD

Gabriel Del Valle

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

VD

Vera Denham

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

PD

Paul Denton

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Ann Doran portrait

Ann Doran

Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)

JD

Joan Dupuis

Party Guest (uncredited)

RE

Robin Eccles

Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)

MA

Mary Ann Edwards

Marge (uncredited)

TE

Tippy Elam

Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

BE

Ben Erway

Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)

EE

Ella Ethridge

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Sam Flint portrait

Sam Flint

Doctor (uncredited)

GF

George Ford

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

Terry Frost portrait

Terry Frost

Craig (uncredited)

MG

Michael Garrett

Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

KG

Kenneth Gibson

Graduation Audience Member (uncredited)

AD

Arthur D. Gilmour

Major (uncredited)

JG

James Gonzalez

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Roy Gordon portrait

Roy Gordon

Emmett Reese (uncredited)

RH

Rand Harper

Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

Elizabeth Harrower portrait

Elizabeth Harrower

Clerk (uncredited)

Harry Harvey portrait

Harry Harvey

Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)

LH

Les Hellman

Kirby (uncredited)

JH

Jack Henderson

Hardware Store Owner (uncredited)

TH

Tex Holden

Townsman (uncredited)

Judd Holdren portrait

Judd Holdren

Party Guest (uncredited)

J. Edgar Hoover portrait

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

RH

Rand Hopper

Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

CH

Carroll House

Dover (uncredited)

SK

Sid Kane

George Metzger - Espionage Agent (uncredited)

Stacy Keach, Sr. portrait

Stacy Keach, Sr.

Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited)

RK

Rickey Kelman

Mike Hardesty at 10 (uncredited)

GK

George Khoury

Alvin Karpis (uncredited)

WK

Walter Kightly

FBI Agent (uncredited)

KE

Kay E. Kuter

Barber (uncredited)

ML

Morgan Lane

Party Guest (uncredited)

Eddie Little Sky portrait

Eddie Little Sky

Henry Roanhorse (uncredited)

RL

Robert Locke Lorraine

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

WL

William Lovett

Party Guest (uncredited)

JL

Jenni Lynn

Jennie Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)

Lori Martin portrait

Lori Martin

Anne Hardesty at 8 (uncredited)

RM

Russ McCubbin

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

David McMahon portrait

David McMahon

Klansman (uncredited)

TM

Tom Monroe

Klansman (uncredited)

Ray Montgomery portrait

Ray Montgomery

Driver (uncredited)

Burt Mustin portrait

Burt Mustin

Uncle Fudd Schneider (uncredited)

Dorothy Neumann portrait

Dorothy Neumann

Landlady (uncredited)

RN

Ron Nyman

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

AP

Alan Paige

Checker (uncredited)

George Pembroke portrait

George Pembroke

Chief of Civil Aeronautics Board (uncredited)

BP

Bob Peoples

Sam Cowley (uncredited)

SP

Scott Peters

John Dillinger (uncredited)

BP

Bob Peterson

Pretty Boy Foyd (uncredited)

William Phipps portrait

William Phipps

Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)

John Pickard portrait

John Pickard

Klansman (uncredited)

MP

Murray Pollack

FBI Agent (uncredited)

JP

Jim Porcupine

Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

JP

James Porta

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

CP

Charles Postal

Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)

JQ

John Quijada

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

PR

Paul Ravel

Counterman (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes portrait

Grandon Rhodes

Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

HR

Herman Rudin

Hoodlum (uncredited)

EA

Emily All Runner

Servant Girl (uncredited)

GS

Grant Scott

Party Guest (uncredited)

GS

George Selk

Organist / Janitor (uncredited)

DS

Dorothy Skyeagle

Rita Smith (uncredited)

MS

Mabel Smaney

Passerby Outside Theatre (uncredited)

GS

Gil Smith

Mike Hardesty at 6 (uncredited)

Paul Smith portrait

Paul Smith

Albert Shaw (uncredited)

CS

Charles Soldani

Indian on Train (uncredited)

BS

Bert Spencer

FBI Agent (uncredited)

VS

Vincent St. Cyr

Dan Savagehorse (uncredited)

GS

Glenn Stensel

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

MS

Michael Switlick

Anne's 3-Year-Old Son (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor portrait

Forrest Taylor

Wedding Minister (uncredited)

Guy Teague portrait

Guy Teague

Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

JT

Jack Tesler

Operator (uncredited)

Roy Thinnes portrait

Roy Thinnes

Party Guest (uncredited)

WJ

William J. Thomas

Janitor (uncredited)

CT

Clyde Tolson

FBI Agent (uncredited)

AT

Alfred Tonkel

Druggist (uncredited)

JT

John Truax

Boyd (uncredited)

JV

John Varnum

Brackenridge (uncredited)

JV

James Vickery

Schaeffer (uncredited)

EV

Elmore Vincent

Farmer (uncredited)

EW

Ed Wagner

Sawyer (uncredited)

SW

Selene Walters

Polly (uncredited)

MW

Maurice Wells

Speaker (uncredited)

Adam West portrait

Adam West

Man on Two-Way Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Will J. White portrait

Will J. White

Silvano / J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

Guy Wilkerson portrait

Guy Wilkerson

Cliff Eberhardt (uncredited)

Tom Wilson portrait

Tom Wilson

Chicago Passerby (uncredited)

HW

Herbert Winters

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Britt Wood portrait

Britt Wood

Farmer (uncredited)

RY

Roque Ybarra

Murdered Indian (uncredited)

Chief Yowlachie portrait

Chief Yowlachie

Harry Willowtree (uncredited)

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