I Was an American Spy

I Was An American Spy
Directed byLesley Selander
Screenplay bySam Roeca
Based onManila Espionage by Claire Phillips and Myron B. Goldsmith
"I Was an American Spy" by Claire Phillips and Myron B. Goldsmith
Produced byDavid Diamond, Ben Schwalb
StarringAnn Dvorak
Douglas Kennedy
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byPhilip Cahn
Music byEdward J. Kay
Production
company
David Diamond Productions
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • April 14, 1951 (1951-04-14)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Was an American Spy is a 1951 American war drama film based the true story of Claire Phillips as told in her 1947 book Manila Espionage and a subsequent article in Reader's Digest. Phillips was an American expatriate who conducted espionage in Japan during World War II and was captured, tortured and sentenced to death before her rescue. The film, produced by Allied Artists and directed by Lesley Selander, stars Ann Dvorak in the title role.

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