Name: I Was a Communist for the F.B.I.
Released: 1951-05-05T07:00:00.000Z
Cast: Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey

Movie · Drama · Crime

During the Red Scare of the 1950s, FBI agent and Slovenian-American Matt Cvetic (Frank Lovejoy) poses as a Communist to infiltrate the U.S. Communist Party. Unable to tell his friends and family about the undercover mission, Matt is deemed a traitor to his country and condemned by everyone close to him. Although Matt often doubts his dangerous task, he remains undercover to bring the Communists to justice and protect a faltering member (Dorothy Hart) from her vindictive party.

1951 · 1h 23m

Starring Frank Lovejoy, Dorothy Hart, Philip Carey

Director Gordon Douglas

I Was a Communist for the FBI

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Frank Lovejoy

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Dorothy Hart

Eve Merrick
Philip Carey

Mason
Richard Webb

Ken Crowley
James Millican

Jim Blandon
Ron Hagerthy

Dick Cvetic
Paul Picerni

Joe Cvetic
Frank Gerstle

Tom Cvetic (uncredited)
Russ Conway

Frank Cvetic (uncredited)
Hope Kramer

Ruth Cvetic
Kasia Orzazekski

Mrs. Cvetic (uncredited)

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During the Red Scare of the 1950s, FBI agent and Slovenian-American Matt Cvetic (Frank Lovejoy) poses as a Communist to infiltrate the U.S. Communist Party. Unable to tell his friends and family about the undercover mission, Matt is deemed a traitor to his country and condemned by everyone close to him. Although Matt often doubts his dangerous task, he remains undercover to bring the Communists to justice and protect a faltering member (Dorothy Hart) from her vindictive party.

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