The FBI Story (1959)

  • NR
  • 09/24/1959 (US)
  • Drama, Crime
  • 2h 29m

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...

Overview

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

Richard L. Breen

Screenplay

Mervyn LeRoy

Director

John Twist

Screenplay

Cast

James Stewart's headshot

James Stewart

John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Vera Miles's headshot

Vera Miles

Lucy Ann Hardesty
Murray Hamilton's headshot

Murray Hamilton

Sam Crandall
Larry Pennell's headshot

Larry Pennell

George Crandall
Nick Adams's headshot

Nick Adams

John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
Diane Jergens's headshot

Diane Jergens

Jennie Hardesty
Jean Willes's headshot

Jean Willes

Anna Sage
Joyce Taylor's headshot

Joyce Taylor

Anne Hardesty

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