Vivid and absorbing ‘humanisation’ of the 1950s FBI, centred on agent Chip Hardesty and his 25 years of incident-filled crimefighting., Academy Award winner Jimmy Stewart stars as a federal agent who witnesses founding of, dedicates his life to, and sacrifices family and friends for one of the world’s greatest law enforcement institutions in The FBI Story., The story of the FBI unfolds through the eyes of one of its agents investigating gangsters, swindlers, the Klu Klux Klan, Nazi agents and cold war spies., If Warner Bros.’ pageantlike The FBI Story resembles an episode of Jack Webb’s Dragnet at times, it’s probably because the screenplay was by veteran Dragnet scrivener Richard L. Breen. The film meticulously details the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, from its formation in 1924 to the present day (1959, that is). The story is told through the eyes of FBI agent Chip Hardesty (James Stewart), who narrates the film. We see the FBI tackling such villains as the Ku Klux Klan, the mob, the Nazis and the communists. Subplots include the struggle by the federal agents to be given permission to carry firearms, a plight driven home when Hardesty’s best friend (Murray Hamilton) is killed by gun-toting Baby Face Nelson (William Phipps). Offsetting moments like these are scenes of Hardesty’s home life with his wife Lucy (Vera Miles), who at first opposed her husband’s joining the bureau but who later becomesJ. Edgar Hoover’s biggest fan. Excessively sentimental at times (it seems that the Hardesty family can never hold a party without receiving a terse telegram announcing yet another personal tragedy) and saddled with a rambling, stop-and-start continuity, the overall success of The FBI Story hinges upon its individual episodes, including a wowser of a pre-credits sequence involving matricidal mad bomber John Graham (Nick Adams). Since the film was made at a time when the FBI was considered to be of spotless reputation, don’t expect to see any scenes of the bureau wiretapping civil rights leaders–or, for that matter, J. Edgar Hoover prancing around in drag., The story of the FBI is told from the perspective of one agent as he investigates such nefarious groups as gangsters, Nazis, Cold War spies, and the Klu Klux Klan.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The FBI Story ” ?
A: The main cast includes James Stewart,Vera Miles,Murray Hamilton,Nick Adams,Larry Pennell,Diane Jergens,Jean Willes,Joyce Taylor,Victor Millan,Parley Baer,Fay Roope,Ed Prentiss,Robert Gist,Buzz Martin,Ken Mayer,Paul Genge,Ann Doran,Forrest Taylor,Scott Peters,William Phipps,Gordon Bau,Joseph Biroc,Philip W. Anderson,John Beckman,Adele Palmer,Richard L. Breen,Derek N. Twist,John Twist.
Q: When Did the “The FBI Story” Released?
A: The Movie “The FBI Story” originally aired on 1959-10-01 and released in the year of 1959.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The FBI Story” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The FBI Story” ?
A: “The FBI Story” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
