Episode of Series “March of Time”.
Describes the 24-hour-a-day vigilance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the techniques and crime detection methods shown at the F.B.I. laboratories, and the rigorous training an agent must undergo. Dramatizes the case of the Nazi spy, August Baumeyer, and illustrates the effectiveness of counter-espionage by the F.B.I. Features F.B.I. Director, John Edgar Hoover.
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ACMI Identifier
003593
Language
English
Subject categories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime laboratories
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Espionage
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Police
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Law
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)