Friday, March 06, 2009

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - The Lives Of Harry Lime "Painted Smile" (04-18-52)


Painted Smile (Aired April 18, 1952)


The Third Man (The Lives of Harry Lime) was a old-time radio adventure series that ran in 1951 and 1952. It was based on the 1949 film of the same name. Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime, a perpetually broke confidence man, smuggler, and general scoundrel. He will participate in virtually any criminal activity to make a fast buck, but uses his wits rather than a gun. He draws the line short of murder, blackmail, or drugs. Even so, Harry is an endearing character and listeners love to hear of his one-step-ahead-of-the-law misadventures as he hops around the globe looking for his next pigeon. The zither music of Anton Karas adds a wonderful Viennese ambience to each episode and really makes this show special.


THIS EPISODE:

April 18, 1952. Program #38. Lang-Worth syndication. "The Painted Smile". Commercials added locally. Harry attends a performance of a Sicilian circus as the guest of one of the clowns. The clown has a very beautiful wife! Orson Welles, Anton Karas (zither), Harry Alan Towers (producer), Tig Roe (director). 27:18.

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