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.
Air Date: 1953-10-01
Philbrick leads three lives: average citizen, Communist Party member and counter spy for the FBI. Tonight he is calle...
Air Date: 1953-10-11
Philbrick fears his FBI connection has been discovered by his Communist comrades.
Air Date: 1953-10-18
The FBI requests Philbrick's help to breakup a narcotics ring, whose aim is to gather secret defense plant informatio...
Air Date: 1953-10-25
Philbrick is ordered by a communist leader to type up a list of non-card carrying communists from a coded document, b...
Air Date: 1953-11-01
Philbrick is ordered to write a leaflet that will trigger a wildcat strike at the local railroad yard.
Air Date: 1953-11-08
Philbrick is assigned to supervise a program to recruit likely future communists at a local college, including the so...
Air Date: 1953-11-15
As Educational Director of his district, Philbrick encourages his cell members to send literature to others abroad. A...
Air Date: 1953-11-22
Herb is given an assignment by a high party official to surreptitiously determine the level of loyalty and dedication...
Air Date: 1953-11-29
While stuffing envelopes with a fellow cell member, Philbrick learns that the communists have infiltrated a jet engin...
Air Date: 1953-12-06
Philbrick receives a special assignment - pick up a man who has been smuggled into the country, obtain false credenti...
Air Date: 1953-12-13
The reds have a treacherous plot : they arrange a phony charitable organization that ostensibly allows people in Amer...
Air Date: 1953-12-20
Philbrick is assisting George Reynolds with his election campaign for the U.S. Congress when he learns that one of Re...
Air Date: 1953-12-27
To get out some secretly produced propaganda leaflets, the communists have Philbrick go through an elaborate cloak-an...
Air Date: 1954-01-03
Philbrick's marriage is threatened when the party demands that wife Eva becomes a member.
Air Date: 1954-01-10
Comrade Ted directs Philbrick and other cell members to enrol with Civil Defense. The plan is to infiltrate and cripp...
Air Date: 1954-01-17
Philbrick has to race against time to prevent his cell from eliminating "Comrade Rick" whom they discover to be an un...
Air Date: 1954-01-24
The Evans Manufacturing Company has won a big defense contract with the US military. Philbrick discovers that fellow ...
Air Date: 1954-01-31
Comrade Elaine instructs Philbrick to tour the city collecting assorted objects from secret contacts. The bits and pi...
Air Date: 1954-02-07
Communist special courier Comrade Neil tells Philbrick to liaise with a master passport forger. The party want an Ame...
Air Date: 1954-02-14
Philbrick's cell members receive four city map references indicating locations of planned sabotage. Utilities, commun...
Air Date: 1954-02-21
When the reds instruct Philbrick to find a public place for a meeting, he chooses a golf driving range because he ass...
Air Date: 1954-02-28
A reluctant comrade is forced to film secret radar-tube designs.
Air Date: 1954-03-07
Philbrick is raising funds for a new youth center. However, the comrades plan to infiltrate both the center and its b...
Air Date: 1954-03-14
Philbrick's cell colleague Comrade Ormand claims to have a contact at the FBI who is about to supply a photo list of ...
Air Date: 1954-03-21
Rock Falls newspaper editor Larry Edwards is exposing Communist infiltration at an important power plant. The infiltr...
Air Date: 1954-03-28
The FBI ask Philbrick to attend a secret meeting of the Communist policy committee. He manages to disunite the comrad...
Air Date: 1954-04-04
Comrade John has a plan to cripple US communications systems by sabotaging radio stations. Philbrick must find a way ...
Air Date: 1954-04-11
Philbrick discovers that the comrades are planning to take over a labor union.
Air Date: 1954-04-18
Philbrick tries to protect an important comrade who is called before a state committee.
Air Date: 1954-04-25
Philbrick tries to protect an important comrade who is called before a state committee.
Air Date: 1954-05-02
Two comrades become suspicious of Philbrick.
Air Date: 1954-05-09
Philbrick is offered a party promotion. The problem is that acceptance would make his communications with the FBI far...
Air Date: 1954-05-16
Philbrick is put to a frightening test of loyalty.
Air Date: 1954-05-23
Philbrick must denounce a party member whose loyalty is waning.
Air Date: 1954-05-30
The reds plan to launch a major rumor that the US is about to enter economic depression. Only a change to Communism c...
Air Date: 1954-06-06
Philbrick's office boss notices he's looking tired and distracted of late. Little does the boss know that his employe...
Air Date: 1954-06-13
Philbrick's colleague Paul is depressed that his girlfriend Margaret has become a Communist. How can she be cured of ...
Air Date: 1954-06-20
The comrades order Philbrick to report to the airport, then fly him to another US city. He arrives at a secret confer...
Air Date: 1954-06-27
Philbrick discovers the comrades are collecting surplus metal. The FBI want to know why.