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...

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

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James Stewart

John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty

Vera Miles

Lucy Ann Hardesty

Murray Hamilton

Sam Crandall

Larry Pennell

George Crandall

Nick Adams

John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham

Diane Jergens

Jennie Hardesty

Jean Willes

Anna Sage

Joyce Taylor

Anne Hardesty

Victor Millan

Mario

Parley Baer

Harry Dakins

P

Paul Genge

"Whitey"

Fay Roope

Dwight McCutcheon

E

Ed Prentiss

U.S. Marshal

Robert Gist

Medicine Salesman

Buzz Martin

Mike Hardesty

Ken Mayer

Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)

M

Michael Smith

George Crandall at 12 (uncredited)

P

Patrick Whyte

Major (uncredited)

Al McGranary

Mr. Ballard (uncredited)

Victor Adamson

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Luana Anders

Mrs. Graham (uncredited)

A

Audley Anderson

Farmer (uncredited)

Herb Armstrong

Frank Nash (uncredited)

Eleanor Audley

Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited)

B

Benjie Bancroft

FBI Agent (uncredited)

D

David Barclay

FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)

F

Fern Barry

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

Charles Bateman

FBI Agent (uncredited)

B

Barbara Beall

Party Guest (uncredited)

K

Kimberly Beck

Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited)

Shirley Bonne

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nesdon Booth

Sandy - Driver (uncredited)

R

Richard Boyer

Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Construction Worker (uncredited)

J

Jerry Brent

Western Union Boy (uncredited)

L

Lowell Brown

Party Guest (uncredited)

Peter Brown

FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited)

C

Charles Brunner

Bill Smith (uncredited)

T

Theona Bryant

Edith Crandall (uncredited)

H

Henry Casso

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

D

Dick Cherney

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Robert Clarke

Bartender (uncredited)

M

Mary Lou Clifford

Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

B

Bud Cokes

FBI Agent (uncredited)

A

Alan Craig

Fred Barker (uncredited)

J

Jane Crowley

Ma Barker (uncredited)

John Damler

Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)

Jeanne Dante

Party Guest (uncredited)

S

Susan Davis

Party Guest (uncredited)

A

Angelo De Meo

Fred Hunter (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Airport Employee (uncredited)

G

Gabriel Del Valle

Argentine Policeman (uncredited)

V

Vera Denham

Farmer's Wife (uncredited)

P

Paul Denton

FBI Agent (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)

J

Joan Dupuis

Party Guest (uncredited)

R

Robin Eccles

Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)

M

Mary Ann Edwards

Marge (uncredited)

T

Tippy Elam

Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)

B

Ben Erway

Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)

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