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1960-1969GOVERNMENT SERVICES
PROMOTIONAL FILM STARRING JIMMY STEWART ABOUT A YOUNG FBI AGENT WHO DECIDES TO REMAIN WHEN HIS FIANCEE ASKS HIM TO LEAVE THE FBI AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE. HE ENTERS THE NEW FBI ACADEMY FOR TRAINING. FILM DEMONSTRATES THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING AN AGENT AND SHOWS TRAINEES BEING ADDRESSED AS NEW AGENTS IN CLASSROOM.
FIANCE DOESN'T WANT HIM TO BECOME AN FBI AGENT. NEVERTHELESS, HE ENTERS FBI ACADEMY FOR TRAINING. FBI AGENTS IN CLASSROOM.

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JIMMY STEWART WALKS OVER TO PHOTO OF THE ORIGINAL FBI BUILDING. STEWART GIVING A PRESENTATION.
01:00:50 41.17 thumbnail
STEWART WALKS INTO SOUTHERN FBI FIELD OFFICE
01:01:05 56.17 thumbnail
JANITOR FIXING CEILING FAN, STANDS ON DESK TO REACH.
STEWART & FIELD OFFICE WORKERS LOOKING ON. COUNTRY BUMPKIN STEREOTYPE. WORKER COMPLAINS LOUDLY, FANS HIMSELF WITH PAPERS.
01:01:16 67.17 thumbnail
STEWART TAKES OFF HIS HAT, LEANS ON DESK, HAS HUSHED CONVERSATION WITH FIELD OFFICER.
01:01:42 93.17 thumbnail
HEAD AGENT ANNOUNCES THEY'RE GOING ON A TRIP, NEW FBI DIRECTOR WANTS THEM IN WASHINGTON
01:02:07 118.17 thumbnail
STEWART TELLS FIANCE HE'S TO REPORT TO WASHINGTON, SAYS HE MAY NOT BE BACK. UPSET WOMAN HANGS HER HEAD.
HE BENDS DOWN TO LOOK IN HER EYES. TALK ABOUT THEIR FUTURE AMID BOOKSHELVES FIANCE DOESN'T WANT HIM TO BE AN FBI AGENT. STEWART PROMISES TO RESIGN, THEY HUG
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PEOPLE SITTING IN DINING CAR ON TRAIN TOWNS PASS BY, RAINING, RAIN ON TRAIN WINDOWS. STEWART PULLS OUT RESIGNATION LETTER. OTHER AGENT TELLS HIM HE'S A FOOL SAYS THEY NEED HIM.
01:05:54 345.17 thumbnail
OPAQUE GLASS OFFICE WINDOW "J. EDGAR HOOVER, DIRECTOR" STENCILED LETTERS ON THE GLASS. SHILOUETTES OF MEN INSIDE
01:05:56 347.17 thumbnail
FBI DIRECTOR WITH BACK TO CAMERA TALKS TO CLASS OF NEW FBI AGENTS, SUPPOSED TO BE J. EDGAR HOOVER. MEN LISTEN
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BORED MAN PULLS OUT HIS POCKET WATCH, CHECKING THE TIME
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STEWART SITS UP AND LISTENS CAREFULLY, INTENT
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GROUP OF MEN LISTEN TO SPEAKER IN CLASSROOM
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COUPLE HAVING LUNCH AT RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT, LEANING INTO EACH ACROSS TABLE, STEWART ORDERS A BIG PLATE OF SHRIMP. TRIES TO CONVINCE FIANCE FBI HAS CHANGED & HE WANTS TO STAY IN FBI A COUPLE OF YEARS & GO TO THE ACADEMY
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RE-ENACTMENT OF KKK BREAKING INTO OFFICE, HOODED KLANSMEN SMASH WINDOWS AND ENTER WITH A BURNING CROSS, BEAT UP BUSINESSMAN AND DESTROY HIS BUSINESS.
KLANSMAN SHOVES BURNING CROSS INTO THE GROUND IN FRONT OF DESTROYED BUSINESS KLANSMEN GRAB BUSINESSMAN AND THREATEN HIM.
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TRUCK BACKS UP, KLANSMEN THROW MAN IN THE BACK, CLIMB IN THE BACK, TWO JUMP OUT TO CLOSE TAILGATE, PULL OFF HOODS, SHOW FBI BADGE, KLANSMEN TRAPPED INSIDE.
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INDOOR FBI SHOOTING RANGE. AGENTS PRACTICE FIRING AT TARGETS
01:10:06 597.17 thumbnail
MONTAGE FBI SHOOTOUTS. COUPLE WALKING DOWN CITY STREET, MAN PULLS OUT HIS GUN AND STARTS SHOOTING.
SHOOTOUT AT COUNTRY HOME, FEMALE CRIMINAL INSIDE SHOOTS AT AGENTS. CU SHOOTING GUN FROM BEHIND A TREE.
AGENTS SHOOT MAN AT WINDOW. WOMAN KEEPS SHOOTING UNTIL SHE IS HIT BY GUNFIRE.
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CROOK CAPTURED BY THE FBI SAYS "DON'T SHOOT G-MEN!"
PUTS HIS HANDS IN THE AIR.
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MEN DRINKING CUPS OF TEA OR COFFEE. MAN PULLS OUT A COIN, SLIDES IT TOWARD THE OTHER GUY, GOES TO PICK IT UP, ANOTHER HAND STOPS HIM, COIN FALLS OUT OF HIS HAND. FBI AGENTS ARREST MEN ON AN ESPOINAGE CHARGE
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STEWART TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE, HANGS UP AND PICKS UP RECEIVER OF ANOTHER PHONE. RED PHONE HOTLINE TO HOOVER, TALKS TO J. EDGAR HOOVER ON THE PHONE. HANGS UP, TALKS TO SECRETARY ON INTERCOM. INTER-OFFICE COMMUNICATION. SITS BACK, PROUD OF THE JOB HE'S DOING
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STEWART TALKS TO ANOTHER AGENT
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EXTERIOR FBI HEADQUARTERS
01:12:02 713.17 thumbnail
STEWART GETS INTO HIS CAR, WIFE AND SON IN THE BACK SEAT BOY WEARS A BEANIE CAP. DRIVE OFF IN 1950s CAR
01:12:21 732.17 thumbnail
1950s CAR PASSES CAPTIOL BUILDING, WASHINGTON
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POV FROM JEFFERSON MONUMENT LOOKING AT WASHINGTON MONUMENT BLUE 1950s CAR PASSES BELOW
01:12:39 750.17 thumbnail
CAR PASSES STATUE "RAISING THE FLAG AT IWO JIMA"
HISTORICAL MONUMENTS
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FILM ENDS
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