Directed by:
Mervyn LeRoyCinematography:
Joseph F. BirocComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
James Stewart, Vera Miles, Murray Hamilton, Larry Pennell, Nick Adams, Diane Jergens, Jean Willes, Ann Doran, Adam West, J. Edgar Hoover, Forrest Taylor (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Jimmy Stewart plays the great American yet again as Chip Hardesty, a backwoods paper pusher for the Bureau of Investigation, the predecessor to the FBI. Under pressure from his wife, Lucy (Vera Miles), Hardesty decides to resign in order to pursue a more lucrative career as a lawyer. But when he travels to D.C., Hardesty meets the bureau's new boss, J. Edgar Hoover, and decides to stick with the organization. Over the next 30 years, Hardesty travels the country to face all the evils and villains of the United States, including the Ku Klux Klan, murderous oil barons, John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Nazis, and communist spies. Throughout, Hardesty struggles between his commitment to his growing family and the life-threatening demands of his job. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348337_530de9.png)
James Stewart
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
![Vera Miles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/958/167958941_rpsg50.jpg)
Vera Miles
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Wrong Man (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Murray Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138110_8792b0.jpg)
Murray Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Graduate (1967)
Jaws (1975)
Brubaker (1980)
![Larry Pennell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/134/160134189_accdbc.jpg)
Larry Pennell
USA
Best movies:
The Court Jester (1955)
Midway (1976)
Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV movie)
![Nick Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/838/164838571_895eec.jpg)
Nick Adams
USA
Best movies:
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Giant (1956)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
![Diane Jergens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843095_c480c5.jpg)
Diane Jergens
USA
Best movies:
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Desk Set (1957)
![Jean Willes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247442_4cdb4c.jpg)
Jean Willes
USA
Best movies:
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
![Ann Doran](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505278_4186c0.jpg)
Ann Doran
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Holiday (1938)
![Adam West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280955_9a2b6e.jpg)
Adam West
USA
Best movies:
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - a.f.
Partizani (1974)
![J. Edgar Hoover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/570/158570810_827178.jpg)
J. Edgar Hoover
USA
Best movies:
The FBI Story (1959)
Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015) - a.f.
Forrest Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Winchester '73 (1950)
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
![Joyce Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279970_264854.jpg)
Joyce Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)
The FBI Story (1959)
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
![Parley Baer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455669_1fd43e.jpg)
Parley Baer
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Roy Thinnes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/448/161448109_56bdd9.jpg)
Roy Thinnes
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The X-Files – File 6: Master Plan (1996) (video compilation)
The FBI Story (1959)
Robert Gist
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Luana Anders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426661_a10fc7.jpg)
Luana Anders
USA
Best movies:
When the Legends Die (1972)
Easy Rider (1969)
The Last Detail (1973)
Lasse Hellman
Best movies:
The Sheepman (1958)
The FBI Story (1959)
![Kimberly Beck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619269_8e4c23.jpg)
Kimberly Beck
USA
Best movies:
The Big Blue (1988)
Independence Day (1996)
Marnie (1964)
![Burt Mustin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/256/159256216_7882c7.jpg)
Burt Mustin
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Lusty Men (1952)
![Guy Wilkerson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445223_9c6cc9.jpg)
Guy Wilkerson
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)