I Married a Communist

I Married a Communist is a 1949 film drama produced by RKO Radio Pictures. Due to audience resistance to the title, RKO re-released the film as The Woman on Pier 13 and Beautiful But Dangerous. 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 sabota... more

I Married a Communist is a 1949 film drama produced by RKO Radio Pictures. Due to audience resistance to the title, RKO re-released the film as The Woman on Pier 13 and Beautiful But Dangerous. 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. Collins plays along. RKO chief Howard Hughes offered the script to directors as a test of their patriotism. Thirteen directors, starting with Joseph Losey, turned down the film before it was finally made. Most reviews find the film to be a clear attempt at anti-communist Cold War propaganda. Critic Tom Milne in the 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... less