FBI Code 98
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FBI Code 98 is a 1962 crime drama directed by Leslie H. Martinson
and produced by Warner Bros.
Originally intended as television pilot
, the film was instead released theatrically in the United Kingdom
in 1962, and in the United States in 1964. FBI Code 98 stars many Warner Bros. contract players such as Jack Kelly
, Ray Danton
and William Reynolds
.
cooperated in the filming of FBI Code 98, with sequences filmed in Washington, D.C.
and Quantico, Virginia
.
The working title
of the film was Headquarters F.B.I. with screenwriter and producer Stanley Niss having a novelization
of the screenplay published under that title. Niss, a former police reporter, had written episodes for the radio shows Gangbusters and Counterspy
and episodes of several Warner Bros. television shows. Niss also visited the set to smooth difficulties between Ray Danton and director Leslie H. Martinson.
Leslie H. Martinson
Leslie "Les" H. Martinson is an American television and film director. He is married to television host and writer Connie Martinson.-Career:...
and produced by Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
Originally intended as television pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
, the film was instead released theatrically in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1962, and in the United States in 1964. FBI Code 98 stars many Warner Bros. contract players such as Jack Kelly
Jack Kelly (actor)
Jack Kelly was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of "Bart Maverick" in the TV series Maverick, which ran on ABC from 1957 to 1962...
, Ray Danton
Ray Danton
Ray Danton , also known as Raymond Danton, was a radio, film, stage, and television actor, director, and producer whose most famous role was The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond...
and William Reynolds
William Reynolds
William Reynolds may refer to:*William Reynolds , American movie and television actor*William Reynolds , English football defender of the 1890s...
.
Production notes
The Federal Bureau of InvestigationFederal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
cooperated in the filming of FBI Code 98, with sequences filmed in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and Quantico, Virginia
Quantico, Virginia
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:...
.
The working title
Working title
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of the film was Headquarters F.B.I. with screenwriter and producer Stanley Niss having a novelization
Novelization
A novelization is a novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work.Novelizations of films usually add background material not found in the original work to flesh out the story, because novels are generally longer than screenplays...
of the screenplay published under that title. Niss, a former police reporter, had written episodes for the radio shows Gangbusters and Counterspy
Counterspy (radio series)
Counterspy was an espionage drama radio series that aired on the NBC Blue Network and Mutual from May 18, 1942 to November 29, 1957....
and episodes of several Warner Bros. television shows. Niss also visited the set to smooth difficulties between Ray Danton and director Leslie H. Martinson.