[J. Edgar Hoover]
J. Edger Hoover appeared, uncredited, in this movie extolling the early victories of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Highly fictionalized, the FBI’s inability, or unwillingness to deal with organized crime syndicates and civil rights abuses goes unmentioned.


The FBI Story (1959). Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Richard L. Breen and John Twist. James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell, Nick Adams, Diane Jergens, Jean Willes, Joyce Taylor, Victor Millan, Parley Baer, Fay Roope, Ed Prentiss, Robert Gist, Buzz Martin, Ken Mayer. 149 min. USA, English. Technicolor, Mono.

Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon A.F. & A. M
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