 In 1957 Grammercy Pictures bought the rights to a 1950 novel called  "The FBI Story" by Mildred and Gordon Gordon. The Gordons claimed  they had earlier submitted a script to Warners before the studio  purchased the rights to Don Whiteheads book also titled "The FBI  Story" for $100,000. The Gordons sued and were awarded $54,000 in  damages.