The Third Man (international intrigue, starring Michael Rennie)

    (Syndicated, 1959 - 1960)

    [based upon the successful 1949 motion picture written by 
     Graham Greene and Carol Reed, which starred Joseph Cotton
     and Orson Welles; it was also a radio series briefly in 1950]

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Theme: "The Third Man Theme", from the 1949 motion picture "The Third Man"

    [aka: "The 3rd Man Theme"
     aka: "The Harry Lime Theme";

     a simple folk-like tune played on the Hungarian instrument
     known as the Zither was this unusual but very popular THEME
     first used in the Motion Picture]

     Composer: Anton Karas (ASCAP)

     1978 Publisher: Chappell & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)

     2001 Publisher: Chappell & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
                        c/o Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.
                        of Los Angeles, CA

     Composition Date: 1949

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