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...

6.122 / 10

English / 149 min. / 1959-10-01

the genres:

Storyline:

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

Cast:

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)