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...

Duration: 149 min
Release date: 1959-10-01
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A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.

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James Stewart
James Stewart
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Vera Miles
Vera Miles
as Lucy Ann Hardesty
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
as Sam Crandall
Larry Pennell
Larry Pennell
as George Crandall
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
Diane Jergens
Diane Jergens
as Jennie Hardesty
Jean Willes
Jean Willes
as Anna Sage
Joyce Taylor
Joyce Taylor
as Anne Hardesty
Victor Millan
Victor Millan
as Mario
Parley Baer
Parley Baer
as Harry Dakins
Paul Genge
Paul Genge
as "Whitey"
Fay Roope
Fay Roope
as Dwight McCutcheon
Ed Prentiss
Ed Prentiss
as U.S. Marshal
Robert Gist
Robert Gist
as Medicine Salesman
Buzz Martin
Buzz Martin
as Mike Hardesty
Ken Mayer
Ken Mayer
as Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
as George Crandall at 12 (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte
Patrick Whyte
as Major (uncredited)
Al McGranary
Al McGranary
as Mr. Ballard (uncredited)
Victor Adamson
Victor Adamson
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Luana Anders
Luana Anders
as Mrs. Graham (uncredited)
Audley Anderson
Audley Anderson
as Farmer (uncredited)
Herb Armstrong
Herb Armstrong
as Frank Nash (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley
Eleanor Audley
as Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Benjie Bancroft
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
David Barclay
David Barclay
as FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)
Fern Barry
Fern Barry
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Bateman
Charles Bateman
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Barbara Beall
Barbara Beall
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Kimberly Beck
Kimberly Beck
as Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited)
Shirley Bonne
Shirley Bonne
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Nesdon Booth
Nesdon Booth
as Sandy - Driver (uncredited)
Richard Boyer
Richard Boyer
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Chet Brandenburg
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jerry Brent
Jerry Brent
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Lowell Brown
Lowell Brown
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Peter Brown
Peter Brown
as FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Brunner
Charles Brunner
as Bill Smith (uncredited)
Theona Bryant
Theona Bryant
as Edith Crandall (uncredited)
Henry Casso
Henry Casso
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Dick Cherney
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mary Lou Clifford
Mary Lou Clifford
as Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Bud Cokes
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Alan Craig
Alan Craig
as Fred Barker (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Jane Crowley
as Ma Barker (uncredited)
John Damler
John Damler
as Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Jeanne Dante
Jeanne Dante
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Susan Davis
Susan Davis
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Angelo De Meo
Angelo De Meo
as Fred Hunter (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Sayre Dearing
as Airport Employee (uncredited)
Gabriel Del Valle
Gabriel Del Valle
as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Denham
Vera Denham
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Paul Denton
Paul Denton
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
Joan Dupuis
Joan Dupuis
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Robin Eccles
Robin Eccles
as Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)
Mary Ann Edwards
Mary Ann Edwards
as Marge (uncredited)
Tippy Elam
Tippy Elam
as Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Ben Erway
as Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge
Ella Ethridge
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Sam Flint
as Doctor (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Terry Frost
as Craig (uncredited)
Michael Garrett
Michael Garrett
as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
as Graduation Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur D. Gilmour
Arthur D. Gilmour
as Major (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
James Gonzalez
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon
as Emmett Reese (uncredited)
Rand Harper
Rand Harper
as Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
Elizabeth Harrower
as Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Harry Harvey
as Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)
Les Hellman
Les Hellman
as Kirby (uncredited)
Jack Henderson
Jack Henderson
as Hardware Store Owner (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Tex Holden
as Townsman (uncredited)
Judd Holdren
Judd Holdren
as Party Guest (uncredited)
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Rand Hopper
Rand Hopper
as Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Carroll House
Carroll House
as Dover (uncredited)
Sid Kane
Sid Kane
as George Metzger - Espionage Agent (uncredited)
Stacy Keach, Sr.
Stacy Keach, Sr.
as Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited)
Rickey Kelman
Rickey Kelman
as Mike Hardesty at 10 (uncredited)
George Khoury
George Khoury
as Alvin Karpis (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
Walter Kightly
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Kay E. Kuter
Kay E. Kuter
as Barber (uncredited)
Morgan Lane
Morgan Lane
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Little Sky
Eddie Little Sky
as Henry Roanhorse (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Robert Locke Lorraine
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
William Lovett
William Lovett
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Jenni Lynn
Jenni Lynn
as Jennie Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Ted Mapes
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Lori Martin
Lori Martin
as Anne Hardesty at 8 (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin
Russ McCubbin
as Ku Klux Klan Member / Man Setting In Diner (uncredited)
David McMahon
David McMahon
as Klansman (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Tom Monroe
as Klansman (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery
Ray Montgomery
as Driver (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
Burt Mustin
as Uncle Fudd Schneider (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Neumann
as Landlady (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
Ron Nyman
as Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Alan Paige
Alan Paige
as Checker (uncredited)
George Pembroke
George Pembroke
as Chief of Civil Aeronautics Board (uncredited)
Bob Peoples
Bob Peoples
as Sam Cowley (uncredited)
Scott Peters
Scott Peters
as John Dillinger (uncredited)
Bob Peterson
Bob Peterson
as Pretty Boy Foyd (uncredited)
William Phipps
William Phipps
as Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)
John Pickard
John Pickard
as Klansman (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Murray Pollack
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Jim Porcupine
Jim Porcupine
as Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
James Porta
James Porta
as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Postal
Charles Postal
as Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)
John Quijada
John Quijada
as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Paul Ravel
as Counterman (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
Grandon Rhodes
as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
Herman Rudin
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Emily All Runner
Emily All Runner
as Servant Girl (uncredited)
Grant Scott
Grant Scott
as Party Guest (uncredited)
George Selk
George Selk
as Organist / Janitor (uncredited)
Dorothy Skyeagle
Dorothy Skyeagle
as Rita Smith (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
Mabel Smaney
as Passerby Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Gil Smith
Gil Smith
as Mike Hardesty at 6 (uncredited)
Paul Smith
Paul Smith
as Albert Shaw (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
Charles Soldani
as Indian on Train (uncredited)
Bert Spencer
Bert Spencer
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Vincent St. Cyr
Vincent St. Cyr
as Dan Savagehorse (uncredited)
Glenn Stensel
Glenn Stensel
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Michael Switlick
Michael Switlick
as Anne's 3-Year-Old Son (uncredited)
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
as Wedding Minister (uncredited)
Guy Teague
Guy Teague
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Jack Tesler
Jack Tesler
as Operator (uncredited)
Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes
as Party Guest (uncredited)
William J. Thomas
William J. Thomas
as Janitor (uncredited)
Clyde Tolson
Clyde Tolson
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Alfred Tonkel
Alfred Tonkel
as Druggist (uncredited)
John Truax
John Truax
as Boyd (uncredited)
John Varnum
John Varnum
as Brackenridge (uncredited)
James Vickery
James Vickery
as Schaeffer (uncredited)
Elmore Vincent
Elmore Vincent
as Farmer (uncredited)
Ed Wagner
Ed Wagner
as Sawyer (uncredited)
Selene Walters
Selene Walters
as Polly (uncredited)
Maurice Wells
Maurice Wells
as Speaker (uncredited)
Adam West
Adam West
as Man on Two-Way Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Will J. White
Will J. White
as Silvano / J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
Guy Wilkerson
as Cliff Eberhardt (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
as Chicago Passerby (uncredited)
Herbert Winters
Herbert Winters
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Britt Wood
Britt Wood
as Farmer (uncredited)
Roque Ybarra
Roque Ybarra
as Murdered Indian (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie
as Harry Willowtree (uncredited)
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