"
I Was a Communist for the FBI" was the name
of a series of stories that appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post by Matt Cvetic. The Bureau was contacted
by Warner Brothers movie studio and told of their
purchase of the project, and that they were going
to make a movie about the stories. They asked for
the FBI's cooperation, but Director Hoover advised
Bureau Headquarters and Field Office employees against
cooperating. When the movie was released, the studio
gave a reception in each city. They invited the
Special Agent in Charge (SAC) in the cities to appear.
The Bureau advised the SAC's not to attend, as it
would make it seem that the FBI approved and cooperated
in the making of the movie. Many of the theaters
would contact the FBI wanting pictures and other
items for display when they showed the movie. It
was also made into a radio program that ran for
52 weeks on the stations.
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