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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...

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 29M

Director : Mervyn LeRoy
Writer : Richard L. Breen, John Twist

Synopsis

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

Actors

James Stewart
James Stewart
John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Vera Miles
Vera Miles
Lucy Ann Hardesty
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
Sam Crandall
Larry Pennell
Larry Pennell
George Crandall
Nick Adams
Nick Adams
John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
Diane Jergens
Diane Jergens
Jennie Hardesty
Jean Willes
Jean Willes
Anna Sage
Joyce Taylor
Joyce Taylor
Anne Hardesty
Victor Millan
Victor Millan
Mario
Parley Baer
Parley Baer
Harry Dakins
Paul Genge
Paul Genge
"Whitey"
Eleanor Audley
Eleanor Audley
Mrs. King
Fay Roope
Fay Roope
Dwight McCutcheon
Ed Prentiss
Ed Prentiss
U.S. Marshal
Robert Gist
Robert Gist
Medicine Salesman
Buzz Martin
Buzz Martin
Mike Hardesty
Ken Mayer
Ken Mayer
Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
George Crandall at 12

Crews

Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Richard L. Breen
Richard L. Breen
Screenplay
John Twist
John Twist
Screenplay
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Don Whitehead
Don Whitehead
Book
Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Joseph F. Biroc
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
John Beckman
John Beckman
Art Direction
Philip W. Anderson
Philip W. Anderson
Editor
M.A. Merrick
M.A. Merrick
Sound
Ralph S. Hurst
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Murray Cutter
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
Adele Palmer
Adele Palmer
Costume Designer
Gordon Bau
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Gil Kissel
Gil Kissel
Assistant Director
David Silver
David Silver
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

F.B.I. Story, The

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