I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGordon Douglas
Screenplay byCrane Wilbur
Based on
the SEP articles "I Posed as a Communist for the F.B.I."
by
Produced byBryan Foy
StarringFrank Lovejoy
Narrated byFrank Lovejoy
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Edited byFolmar Blangsted
Music by
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • May 2, 1951 (1951-05-02) (New York City)
  • May 5, 1951 (1951-05-05) (United States)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$684,000
Box office
  • $1,759,000 (total)
  • $1.3 million (US rentals)

I Was a Communist for the FBI is a 1951 American film noir.

It stars Frank Lovejoy as Matt Cvetic, who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell for nine years and reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the group's activities.

The film is based on a series of stories written by Cvetic that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.

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