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I Led 3 Lives

  • TV Series
  • 1953–19561953–1956
  • 30m
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8.1/10
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I Led 3 Lives (1953)
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Herbert Philbrick was a young professional and pacifist in 1939 Boston. He joined an anti-war group and quickly found himself caught up in the secret world of underground communist activity.... Read allHerbert Philbrick was a young professional and pacifist in 1939 Boston. He joined an anti-war group and quickly found himself caught up in the secret world of underground communist activity. He agreed to spy on the Communists for the FBI, and spent the next 9 years of his life as... Read allHerbert Philbrick was a young professional and pacifist in 1939 Boston. He joined an anti-war group and quickly found himself caught up in the secret world of underground communist activity. He agreed to spy on the Communists for the FBI, and spent the next 9 years of his life as a Communist, FBI spy, and Communist counter-spy, since they had asked him to follow other... Read all
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  • Stars
    • Richard Carlson
    • John Zaremba
    • Virginia Stefan
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    • Richard Carlson
    • John Zaremba
    • Virginia Stefan
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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    Richard Carlson
    Richard Carlson
    • Herbert A. Philbrick
    John Zaremba
    John Zaremba
    • Special Agent Jerry Dressler
    Virginia Stefan
    • Eva Philbrick
    Ed Hinton
    • Special Agent Hal Henderson…
    John Beradino
    John Beradino
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    Charles Maxwell
    Charles Maxwell
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    Patricia Morrow
    Patricia Morrow
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    Charlotte Lawrence
    Charlotte Lawrence
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    William Hudson
    William Hudson
    • Special Agent Mike Andrews
    Tom McKee
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    Craig Duncan
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    Alan Reynolds
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    Mitchell Kowall
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      According to the PBS special Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (1993), this was Lee Harvey Oswald's favorite TV show.
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    I recall the series very well and always tried to watch it. The series portrayed Mr. Hoover and his bureau as a professional, passionate, serious operation. I was a believer then. However, after Hoover's death, quite a bit was focused on how his bureau was run during the '50's and '60's, and his own hatred for Communists. A PBS program even depicted him as a power-hungry tyrant and a homosexual. Taking my own limited knowledge of the 1950 decade while growing up as a child, this TV series was very good. And, as far as Hoover is concerned, he knew how to handle the bunch of politicians in Washington probably better than anyone else. It would seem that this series is on some form of blacklist, as it never appears on cable, satellite, or independent TV channels running old shows. Why this is, I don't know. But, maybe after Mr. Khruschev's speech at the UN in 1960; "We Will Bury You", the country is in the form of being buried!
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      • September 1953 (United States)
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      • 858 S. Westchester Pl., Los Angeles, California, USA
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