SYNOPSIS
The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.
- Broderick CrawfordJ. Edgar Hoover
- James WainwrightYoung Hoover
- Michael ParksRobert F. Kennedy
- José FerrerLionel McCoy
- Celeste HolmFlorence Hollister
- Rip TornDwight Webb
- Dan DaileyClyde Tolson
- Ronee BlakleyCarrie DeWitt
- Howard Da SilvaPres. Franklin D. Roosevelt
- John MarleyDave Hindley
- Michael SacksMelvin Purvis
- Raymond St. JacquesMartin Luther King
- June HavocHoover's Mother
- Lloyd NolanAttorney General Harlan Stone
- Andrew DugganPres. Lyndon B. Johnson
- Jack CassidyDamon Runyon
- George PlimptonQuentin Reynolds
- Lloyd GoughWalter Winchell
- William JordanPres. John F. Kennedy
- Brad DexterAlvin Karpis
- George WallaceSenator Joseph McCarthy
- Henderson ForsytheSuydam
- Fred J. ScollayPutnam
- William Wellman Jr.Dwight Webb Sr.
- Ellen BarberJanice Harper - FBI Secretary