I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI
I Was a Communist for the FBI
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Screenplay by	Crane Wilbur
Based on	the SEP articles "I Posed as a Communist for the F.B.I."; by Matt Cvetic; Pete Martin;
Produced by	Bryan Foy
Starring	Frank Lovejoy
Narrated by	Frank Lovejoy
Cinematography	Edwin B. DuPar
Edited by	Folmar Blangsted
Music by	William Lava; Max Steiner (uncredited);
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	May 2, 1951 (New York City); May 5, 1951 (United States);
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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 crime film noir produced by Bryan Foy, directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Frank Lovejoy.

The film is based on a series of stories written by Matt Cvetic that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post. The stories were later adapted into a bestselling book and a radio show starring Dana Andrews that ran for 78 episodes in 1952 and 1953.

The story follows Cvetic, who infiltrated a local Communist Party cell for nine years and reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the group's activities.