The FBI Story
Mervyn LeRoy1959-10-01
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...
5.986
149 min
A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies.
Cast
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James Stewart | John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty | Unowned |
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Vera Miles | Lucy Ann Hardesty | Unowned |
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Murray Hamilton | Sam Crandall | Unowned |
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Larry Pennell | George Crandall | Unowned |
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Nick Adams | John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham | Unowned |
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Diane Jergens | Jennie Hardesty | Unowned |
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Jean Willes | Anna Sage | Unowned |
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Joyce Taylor | Anne Hardesty | Unowned |
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Victor Millan | Mario | Unowned |
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Parley Baer | Harry Dakins | Unowned |
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Paul Genge | "Whitey" | Unowned |
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Fay Roope | Dwight McCutcheon | Unowned |
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Ed Prentiss | U.S. Marshal | Unowned |
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Robert Gist | Medicine Salesman | Unowned |
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Buzz Martin | Mike Hardesty | Unowned |
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Ken Mayer | Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer) | Unowned |
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Michael Smith | George Crandall at 12 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Patrick Whyte | Major (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al McGranary | Mr. Ballard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Victor Adamson | Train Passenger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Luana Anders | Mrs. Graham (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Audley Anderson | Farmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herb Armstrong | Frank Nash (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eleanor Audley | Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Benjie Bancroft | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David Barclay | FBI Agent #3 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Fern Barry | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Bateman | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Barbara Beall | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kimberly Beck | Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Shirley Bonne | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Nesdon Booth | Sandy - Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Richard Boyer | Ticket Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chet Brandenburg | Construction Worker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jerry Brent | Western Union Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lowell Brown | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Peter Brown | FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Brunner | Bill Smith (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Theona Bryant | Edith Crandall (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Casso | Man in Phone Booth (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Cherney | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Clarke | Bartender (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Lou Clifford | Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bud Cokes | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alan Craig | Fred Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jane Crowley | Ma Barker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Damler | Denver S.A.C. (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jeanne Dante | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Susan Davis | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Angelo De Meo | Fred Hunter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sayre Dearing | Airport Employee (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gabriel Del Valle | Argentine Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vera Denham | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Denton | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ann Doran | Mrs. Ballard (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joan Dupuis | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robin Eccles | Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary Ann Edwards | Marge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tippy Elam | Shoeshine Boy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ben Erway | Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ella Ethridge | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sam Flint | Doctor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Ford | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Terry Frost | Craig (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Garrett | Insurance Salesman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenneth Gibson | Graduation Audience Member (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Arthur D. Gilmour | Major (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Gonzalez | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roy Gordon | Emmett Reese (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rand Harper | Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Elizabeth Harrower | Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Harvey | Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Les Hellman | Kirby (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Henderson | Hardware Store Owner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tex Holden | Townsman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Judd Holdren | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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J. Edgar Hoover | J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rand Hopper | Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carroll House | Dover (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sid Kane | George Metzger - Espionage Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stacy Keach, Sr. | Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Rickey Kelman | Mike Hardesty at 10 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Khoury | Alvin Karpis (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Kightly | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kay E. Kuter | Barber (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Morgan Lane | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Little Sky | Henry Roanhorse (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Robert Locke Lorraine | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Lovett | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jenni Lynn | Jennie Hardesty at 4 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ted Mapes | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Lori Martin | Anne Hardesty at 8 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Russ McCubbin | Ku Klux Klan Member / Man Setting In Diner (uncredited) | Unowned |
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David McMahon | Klansman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Monroe | Klansman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ray Montgomery | Driver (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Burt Mustin | Uncle Fudd Schneider (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Neumann | Landlady (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ron Nyman | Commuter at Airport (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alan Paige | Checker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Pembroke | Chief of Civil Aeronautics Board (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Peoples | Sam Cowley (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Scott Peters | John Dillinger (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bob Peterson | Pretty Boy Foyd (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Phipps | Baby Face Nelson (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Pickard | Klansman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Murray Pollack | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jim Porcupine | Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Porta | Argentine Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Postal | Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Quijada | Argentine Policeman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Ravel | Counterman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Grandon Rhodes | Minister at Funeral (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herman Rudin | Hoodlum (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Emily All Runner | Servant Girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Grant Scott | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Selk | Organist / Janitor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dorothy Skyeagle | Rita Smith (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mabel Smaney | Passerby Outside Theatre (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Gil Smith | Mike Hardesty at 6 (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Smith | Albert Shaw (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Soldani | Indian on Train (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bert Spencer | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vincent St. Cyr | Dan Savagehorse (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Glenn Stensel | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Michael Switlick | Anne's 3-Year-Old Son (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Forrest Taylor | Wedding Minister (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Guy Teague | Deputy Marshal (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jack Tesler | Operator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roy Thinnes | Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William J. Thomas | Janitor (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clyde Tolson | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alfred Tonkel | Druggist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Truax | Boyd (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Varnum | Brackenridge (uncredited) | Unowned |
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James Vickery | Schaeffer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Elmore Vincent | Farmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ed Wagner | Sawyer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Selene Walters | Polly (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Maurice Wells | Speaker (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Adam West | Man on Two-Way Radio (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Will J. White | Silvano / J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Guy Wilkerson | Cliff Eberhardt (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tom Wilson | Chicago Passerby (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Herbert Winters | FBI Agent (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Britt Wood | Farmer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roque Ybarra | Murdered Indian (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Chief Yowlachie | Harry Willowtree (uncredited) | Unowned |