From the beginning of prohibition and the outbreak of world war i through the depths of the cold war, vietnam and the watergate scandal, j. Gandy april 8, 1897 july 7, 1988 was an american civil servant. Completed in 1978 but never theatrically released by its distributor, the private files of j. Edgar hoover you are looking for thought provoking, serious and captivating movies about with fbi, president, gangsters, crimes, politics, ambition and society themes of biography and drama genre shot in usa. Edgar hoover was one of the earliest exposes, though not the liberal monsterfest one would assume. Edgar hoover s most sensitive files those which contained information about the private lives of the most powerful people in the united states. With broderick crawford, james wainwright, michael parks, jose ferrer. Webb is hired by reporter dave hindley john marley to dig up the dirt on the recently deceased hoovers personal and professional life. J edgar files private files of j edgar hoover j edgar. Edgar indexesdaily, full and quarterly, paper forms 144 submitted via email. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the larry cohendirected movie via. Edgar hoover 18951972 was a complex, devious and difficult man who was respected in his lifetime as a paragon of civic responsibility. Edgar hoover is told in flashback by former fbi agent dwight webb a young and almost unrecognizable rip torn.
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Edgar hoover, who was head of the fbi from 19241972. Edgar hoover casts broderick crawford as hoover, supported by a cast of hollywood notables. Edgar hoover broderick crawford serves his country as. During his time as director of the bureau of investigation. Edgar hoover became increasingly worried about communist threats against america, he instructed the bureau to conduct secret intelligence. According to curt gentry, who wrote the 1991 book j edgar hoover.
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Edgar hoover is seen in his washington office, may 20, 1963. What was actually in question by the committee looking into this was the fact that clyde tolson, hoover s number two at the fbi and partner, and ms. But hoover s personal files had not been stored in his inner sanctum. Gandy, hoover s personal secretary, had burned all of j. For 54 years, she was the secretary to federal bureau of investigation director j. Gray, either deliberately or accidentally, aided in the personal files being removed by sealing hoover s private office, as he had been directed by the president of the united states. Tolson apparently could smooth a lot of hoovers rough edges out and on at least one occasion the film shows tolson saving the publicity minded hoover from a real public relations disaster. Today, in a ceremony at the national archives building, archivist of the united states allen weinstein signed an agreement with assistant director of the fbi william hooton to transfer 210 cubic feet of historic fbi records to the national archives.
Edgar hoover was homosexual, but anyway the movie shows a very complex and destructive man, who destroyed many lives and having many politics in his pocket. The man and the secrets, hoovers body was not discovered by his livein cook and general housekeeper, annie fields. Edgar hoover in the controversial 1978 movie, the private files of j. A veritable hoarder of blackmail, hoover indelibly embodied by broderick crawford is a complicated lawbender out to scare others straight, policing his fellow government officials nearly as much as he does the people. Broderick crawford was an amazing actor who brought j edgar hoover to life. The film follows hoover from his racketbusting days through his reign. Feb 14, 2012 the history of the fbis secret enemies list as j. This sunday veteran independent filmmaker larry cohen, director of its alive and the stuff, will be at the museum of photographic arts to present his 1977 film the private files of j. Edgar hoover is a postwatergate movie, right enough, and it revels in the fact. The frame of the film is, kaneishly, events surrounding hoovers death in 1972. A guide for investors tips for using edgar and answers to frequently asked questions about researching public companies. Gandy, hoovers personal secretary, had burned all of j. It stars broderick crawford as hoover, alongside an ensemble cast including jose ferrer, michael parks, rip torn, james wainwright, celeste holm, ronee blakely, john marley, michael sacks, brad dexter, tanya roberts in a cameo role, and in final screen appearances. The film follows hoover s career as fbi director from prohibition through organized crime, the red scare, the martin luther king, jr.
Hoovers official and confidential files to be transferred. The highlight of this transfer is the entire collection of director j. Though all seem to agree that crawford gives a stunning performance, the film has been the subject of no little controversy. Drawing on previously unknown personal documents, a study of f.
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Even in the late 1970s, when the private files of j. Following hoovers death in 1972, she spent weeks destroying his personal file, thought to be. Actor broderick crawford stars as the late fbi chief j. She exercised great behindthescenes influence on hoover and the workings of the bureau. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Although it was a mixture of fact and fiction, the essence of truth rang loudly throughout the movie. The film follows hoover from his racketbusting days through his reign under eight u. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.