| Federal Operator 99 | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet Yakima Canutt Wallace Grissell |
| Written by | Albert DeMond Basil Dickey Jesse Duffy Joseph Poland |
| Produced by | Ronald Davidson (associate producer) |
| Starring | Marten Lamont Helen Talbot George J. Lewis Lorna Gray Hal Taliaferro |
| Cinematography | Bud Thackery |
| Edited by | Cliff Bell and Victor Appel |
| Music by | Richard Cherwin (musical director) |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 12 chapters / 169 minutes (serial)[1] 100 minutes (TV)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Federal Operator 99 is a 1945 American movie serial from Republic Pictures. It was later edited down into a feature version titled F.B.I. 99 for television. The serial is about an FBI agent named Jerry Blake who battles gentleman thief Jim Belmont, who escapes custody with help of his gang and begins a wave of crimes, beginning with plotting to steal the crown jewels of the Princess Cornelia.