Lux Radio Theatre -- The Third Man
Holly Martins is an out of work pulp fiction novelist. He is in post war Vienna, a city he finds facing critical shortages of everything -- resulting in a flourishing black market. Holly has traveled to Austria at the invitation of an old school friend named Harry Lime, who has offered him a job. But he soon finds out that he is too late -- Harry Lime has recently been killed in a traffic accident.
After spending some time speaking with Lime's friends and associates, Martins takes note of inconsistencies in their stories. He then makes up his mind to find out what really happened to the mysterious Mr. Lime.
Featuring: Joseph Cotton, Evelyn Keyes, Ben Wright, Edgar Barrier, Ted Decorsia, Bill Johnstone, Fritz Feld, Harold Dyrenforth, Herb Butterfield, Jack Kruschen, Robert Boone, Norman Field, Jeffrey Silver, Gladys Holland, Eddie Marr
Original Air Date: April 9, 1951 on CBS
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Photo: Joseph Cotton