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Harry Lime's life prior to his death in Vienna....	May 25, 2022
Reviewer: Richard McLeod from RIVERSIDE, CA United States

After the success of Carol Reed's "The Third Man" movie in 1949, Orson Welles was living in England. He was talked into making this Radio series, also using Anton Karas with the Zither for the musical score, just as had been done in the motion picture.

If you liked Harry Lime in his last adventure in Vienna as told in "The Third Man" motion picture, these Radio Shows produced in England after the success of the film, will reveal to you the many lives and adventures of Harry Lime prior to his death in the sewers of Vienna will be revealed. Highly recommended and as a plus, many of the stories are written by Orson Welles himself.

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	May 25, 2022
Reviewer: Ron Marechek from Parrish, FL United States

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Harry lime	January 10, 2022
Reviewer: Michael Bunn from Pittsfield, MA United States

Excellent sound

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	December 30, 2019
Reviewer: Doug Bost from Brooklyn, NY United States

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Lives of Harry Lime, Volume 4	January 8, 2019
Reviewer: Don Ca from Hudson, FL United States

More Wellesian goodness

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The Lives of Harry Lime	February 19, 2013
Reviewer: Phil Brantingham

This is a review of The Lives of Harry Lime, now running to 4 volumes. This program, produced independently in England, is based on the unsavory character in the film The Third Man. Directed by Carol Reed, the film was a huge international hit and is still extremely popular among cineastes. Harry Lime in the film was a notorious vendor of adulterated penicillin, and his penicillin caused havoc among patients in Vienna. The mise en scene was Vienna during the four-power occupation after World War II. In the film, Lime was a scoundrel, and died on the run in the sewers of Vienna. Orson Welles played Lime beautifully, as a grinning swindler. Because of the fascination of the character, radio producers decided to bring him to the air, but somewhat cleaned up. He still remained a scoundrel, but a likable one. His adventures consist chiefly of efforts to swindle his victims, some decent citizens, some not. Not to make him too likable, Lime always ended up failing to take home the boodle. I suppose not pour encourager les autres. This makes these new adventures somewhat formulaic. But Welles is superb as Lime, and listening to him ham it up is a pleasure. It's a great achievement. The casts of the programs are excellent, no sneering villains. Add to this the excellent sound, and you have--almost--a neverending audio experience. I should add that this is sophisticated entertainment, part of that genre called "international intrigue." If you like this kind of thing, snap up the four albums.

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