"A dedicated FBI agent recalls the agency's battles against the Klan, organized crime and Communist spies."
James Stewart
as John Michael ('Chip') Hardesty
Vera Miles
as Lucy Ann Hardesty
Murray Hamilton
as Sam Crandall
Larry Pennell
as George Crandall
Nick Adams
as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
Diane Jergens
as Jennie Hardesty
Jean Willes
as Anna Sage
Joyce Taylor
as Anne Hardesty
Victor Millan
as Mario
Parley Baer
as Harry Dakins
Paul Genge
as "Whitey"
Fay Roope
as Dwight McCutcheon
Ed Prentiss
as U.S. Marshal
Robert Gist
as Medicine Salesman
Buzz Martin
as Mike Hardesty
Ken Mayer
as Casket Salesman (as Kenneth Mayer)
Michael Smith
as George Crandall at 12 (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte
as Major (uncredited)
Al McGranary
as Mr. Ballard (uncredited)
Victor Adamson
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Luana Anders
as Mrs. Graham (uncredited)
Audley Anderson
as Farmer (uncredited)
Herb Armstrong
as Frank Nash (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley
as Mrs. King - Graham's Mother (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
as FBI Agent (uncredited)
David Barclay
as FBI Agent #3 (uncredited)
Fern Barry
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Charles Bateman
Barbara Beall
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Kimberly Beck
as Jennie Hardesty at 2 (uncredited)
Shirley Bonne
Nesdon Booth
as Sandy - Driver (uncredited)
Richard Boyer
as Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jerry Brent
as Western Union Boy (uncredited)
Lowell Brown
Peter Brown
as FBI Agent at Hearting (voice) (uncredited)
Charles Brunner
as Bill Smith (uncredited)
Theona Bryant
as Edith Crandall (uncredited)
Henry Casso
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Robert Clarke
as Bartender (uncredited)
Mary Lou Clifford
as Indian Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Alan Craig
as Fred Barker (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
as Ma Barker (uncredited)
John Damler
as Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Jeanne Dante
Susan Davis
Angelo De Meo
as Fred Hunter (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Airport Employee (uncredited)
Gabriel Del Valle
as Argentine Policeman (uncredited)
Vera Denham
Paul Denton
Ann Doran
as Mrs. Ballard (uncredited)
Joan Dupuis
Robin Eccles
as Anne Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)
Mary Ann Edwards
as Marge (uncredited)
Tippy Elam
as Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway
as Justice Dept. Lawyer (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge
Sam Flint
as Doctor (uncredited)
George Ford
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Terry Frost
as Craig (uncredited)
Michael Garrett
as Insurance Salesman (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
as Graduation Audience Member (uncredited)
Arthur D. Gilmour
James Gonzalez
Roy Gordon
as Emmett Reese (uncredited)
Rand Harper
as Assistant Denver S.A.C. (uncredited)
Elizabeth Harrower
as Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Mrs. King's Neighbor (uncredited)
Les Hellman
as Kirby (uncredited)
Jack Henderson
as Hardware Store Owner (uncredited)
Tex Holden
as Townsman (uncredited)
Judd Holdren
J. Edgar Hoover
as J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Rand Hopper
Carroll House
as Dover (uncredited)
Sid Kane
as George Metzger - Espionage Agent (uncredited)
Stacy Keach, Sr.
as Machine Gun Kelly (uncredited)
Rickey Kelman
as Mike Hardesty at 10 (uncredited)
George Khoury
as Alvin Karpis (uncredited)
Walter Kightly
Kay E. Kuter
as Barber (uncredited)
Morgan Lane
Eddie Little Sky
as Henry Roanhorse (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
William Lovett
Jenni Lynn
as Jennie Hardesty at 4 (uncredited)
Ted Mapes
Lori Martin
as Anne Hardesty at 8 (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin
as Ku Klux Klan Member / Man Setting In Diner (uncredited)
David McMahon
as Klansman (uncredited)
Tom Monroe
Ray Montgomery
as Driver (uncredited)
Burt Mustin
as Uncle Fudd Schneider (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
as Landlady (uncredited)
Ron Nyman
as Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Alan Paige
as Checker (uncredited)
George Pembroke
as Chief of Civil Aeronautics Board (uncredited)
Bob Peoples
as Sam Cowley (uncredited)
Scott Peters
as John Dillinger (uncredited)
Bob Peterson
as Pretty Boy Foyd (uncredited)
William Phipps
as Baby Face Nelson (uncredited)
John Pickard
Murray Pollack
Jim Porcupine
James Porta
Charles Postal
John Quijada
Paul Ravel
as Counterman (uncredited)
Grandon Rhodes
as Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
Herman Rudin
as Hoodlum (uncredited)
Emily All Runner
as Servant Girl (uncredited)
Grant Scott
George Selk
as Organist / Janitor (uncredited)
Dorothy Skyeagle
as Rita Smith (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
as Passerby Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Gil Smith
as Mike Hardesty at 6 (uncredited)
Paul Smith
as Albert Shaw (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
as Indian on Train (uncredited)
Bert Spencer
Vincent St. Cyr
as Dan Savagehorse (uncredited)
Glenn Stensel
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Michael Switlick
as Anne's 3-Year-Old Son (uncredited)
Forrest Taylor
as Wedding Minister (uncredited)
Guy Teague
as Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
Jack Tesler
as Operator (uncredited)
Roy Thinnes
William J. Thomas
as Janitor (uncredited)
Clyde Tolson
Alfred Tonkel
as Druggist (uncredited)
John Truax
as Boyd (uncredited)
John Varnum
as Brackenridge (uncredited)
James Vickery
as Schaeffer (uncredited)
Elmore Vincent
Ed Wagner
as Sawyer (uncredited)
Selene Walters
as Polly (uncredited)
Maurice Wells
as Speaker (uncredited)
Adam West
as Man on Two-Way Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Will J. White
as Silvano / J. Edgar Hoover (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson
as Cliff Eberhardt (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
as Chicago Passerby (uncredited)
Herbert Winters
Britt Wood
Roque Ybarra
as Murdered Indian (uncredited)
Chief Yowlachie
as Harry Willowtree (uncredited)
Richard L. Breen
Screenplay
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
John Twist
Stunts
Irvin Jay
Sound Editor
Harlan W. Phillips
Makeup Artist
Thanks
Ann Saunders
Hairstylist
George Reid
John F. Burnett
Assistant Editor
Jack Boland
Assistant Director
Producer
John Beckman
Art Direction
Philip W. Anderson
Editor
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Joseph F. Biroc
Director of Photography
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
David Silver
Don Whitehead
Book
Adele Palmer
Costume Designer
Gil Kissel
M.A. Merrick
Sound
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Bob Herron
