james stewart play an fbi agent who begin work with the agency before it be call the fbi and the story involve deal with the ku klux klan and the prohibition era gangster and world war ii german and japanese spy and etc . a continuously interesting picture cover 40 year of history while far superior to any film be make these day . of special interest to old viewer familiar with washington and dc . in a scene about 20 minute into the movie where james stewart find out from vera mile that she expect their first child the scene be film in herzog seafood restaurant on the former washington waterfront and the only movie in which this historic location appear . shortly after take office and president kennedy decide that southwest washington and a 99 % black neighborhood and be an eyesore and ought to be tear down . by decree befit his position of undisputed royalty and the entire area and include the popular waterfront restaurant district and but exclude 3 historic church while be reduce to rubble . black resident evict from their home relocate a best they could and and without federal assistance while likewise business be simply put out of business and few re locate . restaurant row be convert into a sidewalk and and washington have no waterfront ( restaurant and seafood stand and boat and etc ) for about 10 year . a a lifetime resident and the herzog restaurant scene be our # 1 reason to see this fine movie again .