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A Compassionate Spy

We did a lotof driving around in our little old car. The FBI started following us, and I...

[dramatic music playing] Joan: We did a lot
of driving around in our little old car. The FBI started following us, and I would sit beside Ted, and when he noticed
in the mirror that there was a car behind, he would go like that,
indicating that we had a tail. They tailed us
all over the place for no absolute purpose
from their point of view, because we didn't go anyplace
that they were interested in

Full Transcript

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Joan: We did a lot of driving around
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in our little old car.
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The FBI started following us,
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and I would sit beside Ted,
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and when he noticed in the mirror
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that there was a car behind,
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he would go like that, indicating that we had a tail.
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They tailed us all over the place
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for no absolute purpose from their point of view,
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because we didn't go anyplace that they were interested in.
Duration
26 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:52
Uploaded
May 03, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Participant,Kartemquin Films,Mitten Media

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Movie Summary

The incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia.
But we took that as well - A Compassionate Spy 00:27
But we took that as well
Supposing that we were arrested, - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
Supposing that we were arrested,
Oh, God, I mean, the disgrace - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
Oh, God, I mean, the disgrace
We both felt things may go very, very wrong. - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
We both felt things may go very, very wrong.
Must have been sometime during the spring, - A Compassionate Spy 00:20
Must have been sometime during the spring,
Secretly, I rather relished the idea of going to Russia - A Compassionate Spy 00:08
Secretly, I rather relished the idea of going to Russia
This Russian guy, - A Compassionate Spy 00:31
This Russian guy,
[soft music playing] - A Compassionate Spy 00:26
[soft music playing]
Fairly successful in my role as a mother, - A Compassionate Spy 00:15
Fairly successful in my role as a mother,
And I had nobody to talk to. - A Compassionate Spy 00:13
And I had nobody to talk to.
Interviewer: But, politics, no. - A Compassionate Spy 00:04
Interviewer: But, politics, no.
[soft music concludes] - A Compassionate Spy 00:51
[soft music concludes]
Funny kind of way. He was doing it, - A Compassionate Spy 00:06
Funny kind of way. He was doing it,
And he told me beforehand that he was going to offer - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
And he told me beforehand that he was going to offer
I told him absolutely don't be silly, it wouldn't save them, - A Compassionate Spy 00:24
I told him absolutely don't be silly, it wouldn't ...
It was an invitation from my department head - A Compassionate Spy 00:10
It was an invitation from my department head
[scoffs] I put on my most decent dress, - A Compassionate Spy 00:29
[scoffs] I put on my most decent dress,
As it happens, our route from our house - A Compassionate Spy 00:05
As it happens, our route from our house
It was pretty close. - A Compassionate Spy 00:21
It was pretty close.
We both sat there, like, I don't know what, - A Compassionate Spy 00:07
We both sat there, like, I don't know what,