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I Led 3 Lives(1953)

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First Air Date: 1953-10-01
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 0.0
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Seasons: 3
Episodes: 97

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. 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 comrades to test their loyalty. Hence the 3 lives; and his family, co-workers, and church never knew. This TV show is based on the TRUE story of how Philbrick (played ably by Richard Carlson) could never relax, but had to sneak to secret cell meetings and meet FBI agents in clandestine places to make info drops, never knowing when he might be found out, and if he would live to see the next rendezvous.

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Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
Herbert A. Philbrick

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 39
E01
Secret Call: Part 1

Air Date: 1953-10-01

30m

Philbrick leads three lives: average citizen, Communist Party member and counter spy for the FBI. Tonight he is calle...

E02
Bess: Part 2

Air Date: 1953-10-11

30m

Philbrick fears his FBI connection has been discovered by his Communist comrades.

E03
Dope Photographic

Air Date: 1953-10-18

30m

The FBI requests Philbrick's help to breakup a narcotics ring, whose aim is to gather secret defense plant informatio...

E04
Baited Trap

Air Date: 1953-10-25

30m

Philbrick is ordered by a communist leader to type up a list of non-card carrying communists from a coded document, b...

E05
Railroad Strike Attempt

Air Date: 1953-11-01

30m

Philbrick is ordered to write a leaflet that will trigger a wildcat strike at the local railroad yard.

E06
Campus Story

Air Date: 1953-11-08

30m

Philbrick is assigned to supervise a program to recruit likely future communists at a local college, including the so...

E07
Army Infiltration

Air Date: 1953-11-15

30m

As Educational Director of his district, Philbrick encourages his cell members to send literature to others abroad. A...

E08
The Spy

Air Date: 1953-11-22

30m

Herb is given an assignment by a high party official to surreptitiously determine the level of loyalty and dedication...

E09
The Jet Engine

Air Date: 1953-11-29

30m

While stuffing envelopes with a fellow cell member, Philbrick learns that the communists have infiltrated a jet engin...

E10
Helping Hand

Air Date: 1953-12-06

30m

Philbrick receives a special assignment - pick up a man who has been smuggled into the country, obtain false credenti...

E11
Parcels for Poland

Air Date: 1953-12-13

30m

The reds have a treacherous plot : they arrange a phony charitable organization that ostensibly allows people in Amer...

E12
Captured Congressman

Air Date: 1953-12-20

30m

Philbrick is assisting George Reynolds with his election campaign for the U.S. Congress when he learns that one of Re...

E13
Purloined Printing Press

Air Date: 1953-12-27

30m

To get out some secretly produced propaganda leaflets, the communists have Philbrick go through an elaborate cloak-an...

E14
The Wife

Air Date: 1954-01-03

30m

Philbrick's marriage is threatened when the party demands that wife Eva becomes a member.

E15
Civil Defense

Air Date: 1954-01-10

30m

Comrade Ted directs Philbrick and other cell members to enrol with Civil Defense. The plan is to infiltrate and cripp...

E16
Communist Cop

Air Date: 1954-01-17

30m

Philbrick has to race against time to prevent his cell from eliminating "Comrade Rick" whom they discover to be an un...

E17
Defense Plant Security

Air Date: 1954-01-24

30m

The Evans Manufacturing Company has won a big defense contract with the US military. Philbrick discovers that fellow ...

E18
Gun Running

Air Date: 1954-01-31

30m

Comrade Elaine instructs Philbrick to tour the city collecting assorted objects from secret contacts. The bits and pi...

E19
Passports

Air Date: 1954-02-07

30m

Communist special courier Comrade Neil tells Philbrick to liaise with a master passport forger. The party want an Ame...

E20
Map of the City

Air Date: 1954-02-14

30m

Philbrick's cell members receive four city map references indicating locations of planned sabotage. Utilities, commun...

E21
Caviar

Air Date: 1954-02-21

30m

When the reds instruct Philbrick to find a public place for a meeting, he chooses a golf driving range because he ass...

E22
The Kid

Air Date: 1954-02-28

30m

A reluctant comrade is forced to film secret radar-tube designs.

E23
Youth Movement

Air Date: 1954-03-07

30m

Philbrick is raising funds for a new youth center. However, the comrades plan to infiltrate both the center and its b...

E24
Infra Red Film

Air Date: 1954-03-14

30m

Philbrick's cell colleague Comrade Ormand claims to have a contact at the FBI who is about to supply a photo list of ...

E25
The Editor

Air Date: 1954-03-21

30m

Rock Falls newspaper editor Larry Edwards is exposing Communist infiltration at an important power plant. The infiltr...

E26
Confused Comrades

Air Date: 1954-03-28

30m

The FBI ask Philbrick to attend a secret meeting of the Communist policy committee. He manages to disunite the comrad...

E27
Communication Disruptions

Air Date: 1954-04-04

30m

Comrade John has a plan to cripple US communications systems by sabotaging radio stations. Philbrick must find a way ...

E28
Phantom Labor Leader

Air Date: 1954-04-11

30m

Philbrick discovers that the comrades are planning to take over a labor union.

E29
Progressive

Air Date: 1954-04-18

30m

Philbrick tries to protect an important comrade who is called before a state committee.

E30
Old Man

Air Date: 1954-04-25

30m

Philbrick tries to protect an important comrade who is called before a state committee.

E31
Birthday

Air Date: 1954-05-02

30m

Two comrades become suspicious of Philbrick.

E32
Cell Leader

Air Date: 1954-05-09

30m

Philbrick is offered a party promotion. The problem is that acceptance would make his communications with the FBI far...

E33
Dry Run

Air Date: 1954-05-16

30m

Philbrick is put to a frightening test of loyalty.

E34
Comrade Wants Out

Air Date: 1954-05-23

30m

Philbrick must denounce a party member whose loyalty is waning.

E35
Depression

Air Date: 1954-05-30

30m

The reds plan to launch a major rumor that the US is about to enter economic depression. Only a change to Communism c...

E36
The Boss

Air Date: 1954-06-06

30m

Philbrick's office boss notices he's looking tired and distracted of late. Little does the boss know that his employe...

E37
Love Story

Air Date: 1954-06-13

30m

Philbrick's colleague Paul is depressed that his girlfriend Margaret has become a Communist. How can she be cured of ...

E38
Unexpected Trip

Air Date: 1954-06-20

30m

The comrades order Philbrick to report to the airport, then fly him to another US city. He arrives at a secret confer...

E39
Strategic Material

Air Date: 1954-06-27

30m

Philbrick discovers the comrades are collecting surplus metal. The FBI want to know why.

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