"I Led 3 Lives" (1953)TV series 1953-1956

Writers:

Lee Berg (writer)
Norman Jolley (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

September 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Philbrick is a Boston advertising executive used by the U.S. government to spy on the Communist Party USA...

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Communism | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Richard Carlson	...	Herbert A. Philbrick (7 episodes, 1953-1956)
Virginia Stefan	...	Eva Philbrick (6 episodes, 1953-1955)
John Zaremba	...	Agent Jerry Dressler (6 episodes, 1953-1955)

Also Known As:

I Led Three Lives (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

858 S. Westchester Pl., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

United Artists

Trivia:

According to the PBS special _"Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?" (1992) (mini)_ , this was Lee Harvey Oswald's favorite TV show.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Frontline: Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald? (#11.20)" (1993)

A fine, authentic expose of subversive activities.

"I Led 3 Lives" was a sincere and authentic expose of the activities of the Communist Party USA. I was impressed by it as a child and I think the plot lines remain very interesting. Although rather cheaply done it had good workmanlike production values. It still provides good insight into the motivations and activities of fanatical subversives which are still valid to this day. I think Richard Carlson did a good, serious job with his role and he was always one of my favorite actors of the '50's. My father, who was a USMC officer at the time with a great interest in the psychology of communism, followed the show regularly. All in all this was one of the more important television productions to ever come along. Unfortunately it would not be touched with a 10 foot pole by the establishment media producers today!