"I Was a Communist for the FBI": The Unhappy Life and Times of Matt Cvetic

by Daniel J. Leab

Book Overview

Who is Matt Cvetic? Hero? Scoundrel? Mole? 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.

Cvetic, at the request of the FBI, joined a Pittsburgh branch of the CPUSA in 1943. He became one of many plants in the Party during that decade and gained the nickname "Pennsylvania's most significant mole." However,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271028122
• ISBN13: 9780271028125
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"