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..."

1959

2h 29m

6.1(41 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

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

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148 members

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James Stewart

John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

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Vera Miles

Lucy Ann Hardesty

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Murray Hamilton

Sam Crandall

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Larry Pennell

George Crandall

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Nick Adams

John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham

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Diane Jergens

Jennie Hardesty

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Jean Willes

Anna Sage

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Joyce Taylor

Anne Hardesty

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Victor Millan

Mario

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Parley Baer

Harry Dakins

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Paul Genge

"Whitey"

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Fay Roope

Dwight McCutcheon

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Ed Prentiss

U.S. Marshal

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Robert Gist

Medicine Salesman

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Buzz Martin

Mike Hardesty

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Ken Mayer

Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)

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Michael Smith

George Crandall at 12 (uncredited)

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Patrick Whyte

Major (uncredited)

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Al McGranary

Mr. Ballard (uncredited)

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Victor Adamson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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Luana Anders

Mrs. Graham (uncredited)

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Audley Anderson

Farmer (uncredited)

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Herb Armstrong

Frank Nash (uncredited)

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Eleanor Audley

Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited)

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Benjie Bancroft

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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David Barclay

FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)

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Fern Barry

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

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Charles Bateman

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Barbara Beall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Kimberly Beck

Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited)

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Shirley Bonne

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Nesdon Booth

Sandy - Driver (uncredited)

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Richard Boyer

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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Jerry Brent

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

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Lowell Brown

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Peter Brown

FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited)

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Charles Brunner

Bill Smith (uncredited)

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Theona Bryant

Edith Crandall (uncredited)

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Henry Casso

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Robert Clarke

Bartender (uncredited)

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Mary Lou Clifford

Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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Bud Cokes

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Alan Craig

Fred Barker (uncredited)

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Jane Crowley

Ma Barker (uncredited)

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John Damler

Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

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Jeanne Dante

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Susan Davis

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Angelo De Meo

Fred Hunter (uncredited)

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Sayre Dearing

Airport Employee (uncredited)

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Gabriel Del Valle

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

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Vera Denham

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

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Paul Denton

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Ann Doran

Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)

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Joan Dupuis

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Robin Eccles

Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)

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Mary Ann Edwards

Marge (uncredited)

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Tippy Elam

Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

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Ben Erway

Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)

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Ella Ethridge

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

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Sam Flint

Doctor (uncredited)

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George Ford

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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Terry Frost

Craig (uncredited)

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Michael Garrett

Insurance Salesman (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Graduation Audience Member (uncredited)

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Arthur D. Gilmour

Major (uncredited)

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James Gonzalez

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Roy Gordon

Emmett Reese (uncredited)

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Rand Harper

Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Harrower

Clerk (uncredited)

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Harry Harvey

Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)

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Les Hellman

Kirby (uncredited)

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Jack Henderson

Hardware Store Owner (uncredited)

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Tex Holden

Townsman (uncredited)

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Judd Holdren

Party Guest (uncredited)

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J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

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Rand Hopper

Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

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Carroll House

Dover (uncredited)

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Sid Kane

George Metzger - Espionage Agent (uncredited)

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Stacy Keach, Sr.

Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited)

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Rickey Kelman

Mike Hardesty at 10 (uncredited)

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George Khoury

Alvin Karpis (uncredited)

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Walter Kightly

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Kay E. Kuter

Barber (uncredited)

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Morgan Lane

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Eddie Little Sky

Henry Roanhorse (uncredited)

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Robert Locke Lorraine

Plane Passenger (uncredited)

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William Lovett

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Jenni Lynn

Jennie Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)

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Ted Mapes

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Lori Martin

Anne Hardesty at 8 (uncredited)

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Russ McCubbin

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

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David McMahon

Klansman (uncredited)

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Tom Monroe

Klansman (uncredited)

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Ray Montgomery

Driver (uncredited)

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Burt Mustin

Uncle Fudd Schneider (uncredited)

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Dorothy Neumann

Landlady (uncredited)

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Ron Nyman

Commuter at Airport (uncredited)

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Alan Paige

Checker (uncredited)

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George Pembroke

Chief of Civil Aeronautics Board (uncredited)

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Bob Peoples

Sam Cowley (uncredited)

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Scott Peters

John Dillinger (uncredited)

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Bob Peterson

Pretty Boy Foyd (uncredited)

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William Phipps

Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)

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John Pickard

Klansman (uncredited)

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Murray Pollack

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Jim Porcupine

Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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James Porta

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

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Charles Postal

Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)

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John Quijada

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

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Paul Ravel

Counterman (uncredited)

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Grandon Rhodes

Minister at Funeral (uncredited)

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Herman Rudin

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Emily All Runner

Servant Girl (uncredited)

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Grant Scott

Party Guest (uncredited)

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George Selk

Organist / Janitor (uncredited)

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Dorothy Skyeagle

Rita Smith (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Passerby Outside Theatre (uncredited)

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Gil Smith

Mike Hardesty at 6 (uncredited)

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Paul Smith

Albert Shaw (uncredited)

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Charles Soldani

Indian on Train (uncredited)

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Bert Spencer

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Vincent St. Cyr

Dan Savagehorse (uncredited)

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Glenn Stensel

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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Michael Switlick

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

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Forrest Taylor

Wedding Minister (uncredited)

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Guy Teague

Deputy Marshal (uncredited)

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Jack Tesler

Operator (uncredited)

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Roy Thinnes

Party Guest (uncredited)

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William J. Thomas

Janitor (uncredited)

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Clyde Tolson

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Alfred Tonkel

Druggist (uncredited)

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John Truax

Boyd (uncredited)

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John Varnum

Brackenridge (uncredited)

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James Vickery

Schaeffer (uncredited)

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Elmore Vincent

Farmer (uncredited)

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Ed Wagner

Sawyer (uncredited)

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Selene Walters

Polly (uncredited)

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Maurice Wells

Speaker (uncredited)

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Adam West

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

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Will J. White

Silvano / J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)

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Guy Wilkerson

Cliff Eberhardt (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Chicago Passerby (uncredited)

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Herbert Winters

FBI Agent (uncredited)

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Britt Wood

Farmer (uncredited)

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Roque Ybarra

Murdered Indian (uncredited)

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Chief Yowlachie

Harry Willowtree (uncredited)

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