Lew Landers
Director
I Led 3 Lives (1953)
Season 3
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.
Released Oct. 1, 1953
Episode 42 min
None+
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Housebreaking
Philbrick returns from vacation to find his house has been burgled. The comrades have broken in to check for any incriminating evidence linking him to the FBI.
April 3, 1955, midnight
S3E2 - Attack Area
Comrade Nycheck delivers a mysterious crate to be hidden in Philbrick's garage. It contains ten packs of TNT that the comrades intend to explode around the city.
April 10, 1955, midnight
S3E3 - Rendezvous
A former Nazi joins the Communist Party and brings with him the black arts of his previous regime.
April 17, 1955, midnight
S3E4 - Sacrificed
Philbrick's cell decide to make a sacrifice. He must turn himself in to the FBI in order to take the heat off more important party member Colonel Paxton.
April 24, 1955, midnight
S3E5 - Eva Sick
While collecting secret papers for the party, Philbrick hears that his wife Eva is sick in hospital. Distracted and concerned, he mislays the papers and so must retrace his steps to recover the documents.
May 1, 1955, midnight
S3E6 - Project Athlete
May 8, 1955, midnight
S3E7 - Lawyer
Philbrick is asked by his cell to persuade a lawyer friend to defend Comrade Zack who is accused of assaulting a union official.
May 15, 1955, midnight
S3E8 - Newsreel
Top commie Marvin Tanner has taken over the Aurora Newsreel Company. His plan is to send standard newsreels out to cinemas, but each one will have phony inserts containing anti-American propaganda.
May 22, 1955, midnight
S3E9 - Ex G.I.
A Russian army friend of Philbrick's from WW2 turns up in America. He is now a top Soviet official who wants to defect, but the comrades think otherwise.
May 29, 1955, midnight
S3E10 - Common Denominator
Philbrick is tested by a suspicious comrade who creates a false assassination scenario involving a visiting Latin American official.
June 5, 1955, midnight
S3E11 - Stolen Passport
Canadian commies in Ottawa send one of their comrades to Los Angeles on a phony passport. He is to spy on a guided missile site and Philbrick is assigned to help.
June 12, 1955, midnight
S3E12 - Exchange Student
In his capacity as committee chairman of the University Club, Philbrick welcomes a group of exchange students from Europe. The comrades, however, have arranged to employ one of the students as secret courier.
June 19, 1955, midnight
S3E13 - Prisoner
Key commie James Swasey is sent to prison for subversive activities. Fearful that he may divulge party secrets to reduce his sentence, the comrades assign Philbrick to arrange his execution.
June 26, 1955, midnight
S3E14 - Instructional Camp
Philbrick is assigned to train Soviet propaganda experts.
July 3, 1955, midnight
S3E15 - Second Courier
Philbrick takes over the courier assignment of a mysterious heavy typewriter case. On the train journey he realizes that it's a napalm bomb that has gone into its countdown.
July 10, 1955, midnight
S3E16 - Phony Brother
Philbrick accompanies refugees from Eastern Europe, Lottie Carp and her brother Peter, on an anti-Communist lecture tour of America. However, the reds have substituted Peter for a lookalike who plans to set up a spy ring.
July 17, 1955, midnight
S3E17 - Trapped
Ruthless Comrade Martha from Berlin tells Philbrick to deliver a bag of counterfeit dollars to a secret address. Whilst spying on the money he is locked in a secret room. How will he get out?
July 24, 1955, midnight
S3E18 - Mother in Law
The party send Philbrick and wife Eva on the midnight train to Davistown, leaving their children at home with Eva's mother. When the mother in law comes across some Communist paperwork, she wonders whether to report her suspicions.
July 31, 1955, midnight
S3E19 - Central American Assignment
The party send Philbrick to the Central American Republic of Panagua where he will be expected to help Communist guerrillas overthrow the democratic government.
Aug. 7, 1955, midnight
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Oct. 1, 1953
Last Air Date: Aug. 7, 1955, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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