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The Lives of Harry Lime was adapted from Graham Greene’s novel entitled “The Third Man”. The radio show also served as the prequel to the 1949 film which has the same name as the radio show. The story follows the life of Harry Lime, a con-artist that would engage in any forms of crimes in order to get big bucks in a fast way. However, Harry Lime only uses his wits to make his way out of trouble instead of using guns. It was Orson Welles who was given the title role. The radio program made the character of Harry Lime less evil than on what was portrayed in the film. The show first aired on August 3, 1951 and ended on July 25, 1952, after a total of 48 episodes. Click here to read more about Lives Of Harry Lime, The


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 02.08.1952 the lives of harry lime (28) earl on troubled waters

+ Participating sponsors. Harry poses as a nobleman to smuggle $30,000 out of the country, but litt...
 02.01.1952 the lives of harry lime (27) dark enchantress

+ "The Dark Enchantress". Participating sponsors. A young lady in the Algerian casbah needs the he...
 01.25.1952 the lives of harry lime (26) 5000 pengoes and a kiss

+ "Five-Thousand Pengoes and A Kiss". Harry is hired to help a beautiful singer to escape from B...
 01.18.1952 the lives of harry lime (25) double double cross

+ "Double Double-Trouble". Participating sponsors. Monte Carlo: 1936. Harry parachutes into Englan...
 01.11.1952 the lives of harry lime (24) hand of glory

+ "Fool's Gold". Participating sponsors. Two old brothers in England devote their lives to alchemy ...
 01.04.1952 the lives of harry lime (23) cherchez la gem

+ Syndicated, WRVR-FM, New York aircheck. "Cherchez La Gem". Participating sponsors + Harry Lime: �...
 12.28.1951 the lives of harry lime (22) two is company

+ "Two Is Company". Harry meets Gus in a bar in Sicily. Gus is wealthy and very much in love + H...
 12.21.1951 the lives of harry lime (21) it's a knockout

+ "It's A Knockout". Harry has become J. Harrington Lime, Wall Street financier and Cuban sportsm...
 12.14.1951 the lives of harry lime (20) an old moorish custom

+ "An Old Moorish Custom". Harry's in Algiers, on the trail of golden cups and gold dust lost si...
 12.07.1951 the lives of harry lime (19) the third woman

+ "The Third Woman". During the war, Corporal Lime is ordered to a tailor on Saville Row for thre...
 11.30.1951 the lives of harry lime (18) 3 farthings for your thoughts

+ "Three Farthings For Your Thoughts". The story of a farthing worth twenty thousand pounds Sterl...
 11.23.1951 the lives of harry lime (17) horse play

+ "Horse Play". Harry uses a "lost wallet" con in Paris, pretending to be an expert on the ponie...
 11.16.1951 the lives of harry lime (16) in pursuit of a ghost

+ "In Pursuit Of A Ghost". In the Fall of 1945, Harry gets involved with a Central American revol...
 11.09.1951 the lives of harry lime (15) art is long and lime is fleeting

+ "Art Is Long and Lime Is Fleeting". In Paris, Harry buys a cheap painting and tries to pass it...
 11.02.1951 the lives of harry lime (14) mexican hat trick

+ "Mexican Hat Trick". Harry's in Mexico City down to his last borrowed cigarette when a friendly...
 10.26.1951 the lives of harry lime (13) every frame has a silver lining

+ "Every Frame Has A Silver Lining". Harry is given a package with $50,000 worth of opium by an ...
 10.19.1951 the lives of harry lime (12) blue bride

+ "Blue Bride". Harry's involved in a counterfeiting scheme in Bordeaux + Harry Lime: “Now here...
 10.12.1951 the lives of harry lime (11) golden fleece

+ "The Golden Fleece". A story that begins with a bullfight in Spain and ends with a naval engag...
 10.05.1951 the lives of harry lime (10) operation music box

+ "Operation Music Box". In London, Harry breaks three music boxes and founds an orphan asylum +...
 09.28.1951 the lives of harry lime (09) work of art

+ "Work Of Art". In Buenos Aires in July, 1944, Harry is hired to swindle an original Rubens fro...
 09.21.1951 the lives of harry lime (08) rogue's holiday

+ "Rogue's Holiday". Harry's on crossing the Atlantic on the Princess Ann, planning to swindle to...
 09.14.1951 the lives of harry lime (07) love affair

+ "Love Affair". In a remote Saudi Arabian town, Harry finds a murder and a double-cross in oil....
 09.07.1951 the lives of harry lime (06) bohemian star

+ "The Bohemian Star". A diamond as big as duck's egg? In 1938 London, Harry learns about the cr...
 08.31.1951 the lives of harry lime (05) voodoo

+ "Voodoo". In Haiti, Harry teams up with a con-lady to cheat a loud-mouthed American + “I’v...
 08.24.1951 the lives of harry lime (04) ticket to tangier

+ "A Ticket To Tangier". Down on his luck in Paris, Harry finds an opportunity in Morocco from a ...

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Featuring the complete Radio Luxembourg syndicated series starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime. Welles reprised his movie role for this great radio series that was broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1952. Just like the movie, this is great 1950s radio!

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Carol Reed and Orson Welles confer on location in Vienna over a key scene from Reed's The Third Man from 1949 (the photo credit says April 1950 which would be impossible since it premiered during Sept. 1949).
Carol Reed's 1949 project, The Third Man
Key Laundry Soap's The Lives of Harry Lime Spot Ad from Sep 22 1952
The Lives of Harry Lime first aired complete over 'pirate' Radio station Radio Luxembourg circa 1950
Mutual Broadcasting System aired twenty-six of The Lives of Harry Lime
Canada's CBC aired all fifty-two installments of The Lives of Harry Lime over two overlapping seasons
The classic Third Man 'reveal' shot from the 1949 Film
Welles and wife Virginia Nicholson, ca. 1938
Welles' second book with collaborator Roger Hill, ca 1941
Welles' The Mercury Shakespeare book inside plate from 1941
A Welles sketch for The Mercury Shakespeare book.
Welles rehearses Mercury Theatre for its next play the day after The War of The Worlds broadcast, Oct. 31, 1938
Welles is quizzed by reporters after The War of the Worlds broadcast.
Welles makes the cover of Time Magazine May 9 1938, two months after the birth of daughter Rebecca
Welles boating in the family pool with wife Rita Hayworth and daughter Rebecca, ca. 1946
Welles as Lamont Cranston, The Shadow, ca. 1937
Orson Welles, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson record a BBC broadcast of Sherlock Holmes, ca. 1948
Welles assesses a set for a Stage production, ca. 1972
Welles as The Third Man, walks into the mist, ca. 1949
Anton Karas (at zither) and Carol Reed confer on The Third Man sound track, circa 1949
Anton Karas with zither, circa 1950
The Harry Lime Theme Sheet Music, Copyright 1948
Karas and Welles confer over The Lives of Harry Lime scoring
The Third Man Theme LP by London Records. In today's terms it had gone 'Gold' within three months of the first showing of the Film.
Anton Karas embarks on his 1950 World Tour following the critical success of The Third Man and its theme.
Graham Greene circa 1938
Expatriate American mentor Ezra Pound
Greene's screenplay for The Third Man (1949) , vewed as one of the top100 films of all time both in The U.S. and Great Britain
Graham Greene reflecting on the amazing reaction to The Third Man
Greene effectively retired shortly after 1984 to spend more time with his mistress and family
Harry Alan Towers shortly after his return to civilian life circa 1948
Harry Alan Towers circa 1984
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Orson Welles serenading lovely Claudette Colbert in 1952.
The Adventures of Harry Lime
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