I Was a Communist for the FBI
1951 film by Gordon Douglas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I Was a Communist for the FBI is a 1951 American film noir crime film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Lovejoy.[3] The film was produced by Bryan Foy who was head of Warners B picture unit until 1942.
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Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
Screenplay by | Crane Wilbur |
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Produced by | Bryan Foy |
Starring | Frank Lovejoy |
Narrated by | Frank Lovejoy |
Cinematography | Edwin B. DuPar |
Edited by | Folmar Blangsted |
Music by |
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Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Warner Bros. |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $684,000[1] |
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The film was based on a series of stories written by Matt Cvetic that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.[4] The stories were later turned into a best-selling book, and a radio show starring Dana Andrews that ran for 78 episodes from April 23, 1952, until October 14, 1953.[5]
The story follows Cvetic, who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell for nine years and reported back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on their activities.