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I Married a Communist is a 1949 film drama produced by RKO Radio Pictures. Due to audiences being turned off by the title, RKO released the film again as The Woman on Pier 13.

Plot

Brad Collins, a shipping executive who had been involved with Communism as a stevedore during the Depression, becomes the target of a Communist cell and its leader, Vanning. Threatening to reveal Collins' "dark" past, Vanning orders the executive to sabotage the shipping industry in the San Francisco Bay area. Collins plays along but after a number of deaths, finally does the right thing but dies in the process.

Reaction

Most reviews find the film to be a clear attempt at anti-communist, Cold War propaganda. Time Out Film Guide notes: "The sterling cast can make no headway against cartoon characters, a fatuous script that defies belief, and an enveloping sense of hysteria. Nick Musuraca's noir-ish camerawork, mercifully, is stunning."

Trivia

RKO chief Howard Hughes offered the I Married a Communist script to directors as a test of their patriotism. Thirteen directors, starting with director Joseph Losey, turned down the film before it was finally made.

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