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SHOWS FBI HOOVER BUILDING AND DESCRIBES MISSION OF AGENCY. SHOWS OLD FOOTAGE OF 1930s GANGSTERS GEORGE "MACHINE GUN KELLY", "BABYFACE" NELSON, "PRETTY BOY" FLOYD AND JOHN DILLINGER TO ILLUSTRATE HOW AGGRESSIVE THE FBI AGENCY WAS AT SOLVING CRIMES UNDER DIRECTOR HOOVER. DISCUSSES EXPANSION OF AGENCY AFTER WWII TO INCLUDE INVESTIGATIONS OF ESPIONAGE, SABOTAGE, LOAN SHARKS, INTERSTATE GAMBLING, 1950s BANK ROBBERY, AND KKK VIOLENCE.
WWII ESPIONAGE ERA. FBI COMBATING SABOTAGE & ESPIONAGE ARRESTING AXIS AGENTS. B&W FOOTAGE
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
color / b&w
1930-1977
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