The Third Man: The Lives of Harry Lime
Vintage Radio: Crime-Detective
 The Lives of Harry Lime was a superb, popular crime-detective series produced and debuted in London, England in 1951. Orson Welles remade the role of Harry Lime from the celebrated 1949 film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel The Third Man. Wells played Harry Lime in both film and radio versions. The radio series was produced by Harry Alan Towers in the UK and later syndicated in the US. It successfully achieved both critical and popular acclaim across both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Each episode would open with the famous "zither theme" being played, followed by an piercing gunshot. Then Orson Welles would speak, "That was the shot that killed Harry Lime. He died in a sewer beneath Vienna, as those of you know who saw the movie The Third Man. Yes, that was the end of Harry Lime . . . but it was not the beginning. Harry Lime had many lives . . . and I can recount all of them. How do I know? Very simple. Because my name is Harry Lime." Portrayed as an underworld anti-hero, Harry Lime is a globe-trotting troubleshooter and a go-between guy who will tackle almost any cases for money. In the radio series, Lime is not as dark and villainous as in the movie version. Lime has his moments where he is sympathetic and admirable. Still, as a man for hire, he remains a roguish character who double deals in his favorite city of post-World War II Vienna. |
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