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I was a communist for the FBI : the unhappy life and times of Matt Cvetic

Title
I was a communist for the FBI : the unhappy life and times of Matt Cvetic / Daniel J. Leab.
Author
Leab, Daniel J.
Publication
University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2000], ©2000.

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Description
xii, 170 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  • "The man who loosely provided the inspiration for the B-grade cult movie I Was a Communist for the FBI had a life that was marred by alcoholism, damaged expectations, and greed.".
  • "Leab juxtaposes Cvetic's real life with his reel life. He chronicles his fall from grace, yet admits that Cvetic's life offers fascinating and useful insights into the creation, merchandising, and distribution of a reckless professional witness. Leab also writes about Cvetic's life prior to his involvement with the FBI, his glory days, and shows that there is much to be learned from the story of an "anti-Communist icon.""--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-163) and index.
ISBN
0271020539 (alk. paper)
LCCN
00035660
OCLC
  • ocm43729034
  • SCSB-3987017
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries