American Experience The Lie Detector (Season 35, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Lie Detector (Season 35, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Discover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended ...See moreDiscover the story of the polygraph, the controversial device that transformed modern police work, seized headlines and was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. A tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences. Written by American Experience on PBS See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Ken Alder Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982)
Frankie Y. Bailey Self - Criminologist Self - Criminologist See fewer	Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (2022)
Andre Braugher Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Geoffrey C. Bunn Self - Psychologist Self - Psychologist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Douglas Flowe Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Alger Hiss Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Trials of Alger Hiss (1980)
Matthew Barry Johnson Self - Psychologist Self - Psychologist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Leonarde Keeler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Lisa Kort-Butler Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist See fewer	American Experience (1987)
J. Patrick O'Burke Self - Polygraph Examiner Self - Polygraph Examiner See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Ken Quattro Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Jack Webb Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dragnet (1951)