I Was A Communist For The FBI was a show that came from
the anti-Communist hysteria at a peak in the 1950s, and by
the end of 1952 I Was a Communist was scheduled on more than
600 stations. The show was based on the book by Matt Cvetic
and purportedly told of his adventures as an undercover
operative who joined the Communist Party to spy from within
for the FBI. Many of the stories contained double-edged
conflicts: Cvetic constantly looked for information, walking
a tightrope among suspicious Party officials while unable to
reveal his true mission even to his family. Dana Andrews
stared as Matthew Cvetic, always closing with these words:
"I was a Communist for the FBI. I walk alone." Join us as we
experience intrigue, mystery, and drama with each episode of
I Was A Communist For The FBI.
