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Film Poster from the 1949 classic

       The Third Man

Great trivia from ‘The Third Man’ (1949)…. Who is this man?  Don’t worry if you don’t know …few people do. His name is Anton Karas. Up until 1949, Mr. Karas was a little known Wine Bar performer from Vienna, who played the ‘zither’.  Your next question is probably… “what is a ‘zither’?”  The closest I can associate it to is a ‘mandolin’. Anyway after being discovered by Director Carol Reed, Mr. Karas spent six weeks in London recording the soundtrack for ‘The Third Man’ with the zither as the only instrument used.

After the film’s release, Mr. Karas became an instant International celebrity. In 1950; ‘The Third Man Theme’ spent 11 weeks as ‘Billboard’s’ #1, with Princess Margaret included as a big fan.  Afterwards, the catch phrase utilized was…. “audiences are in a dither over the zither”.

Who Knew….     

“I ain’t got no-body”

Young Frankenstein

“Do You Want To Roll in The Hay?”

           Young Frankenstein 

Peter Boyle, Teri Garr & Gene Wilder during a lunch while filming Young Frankenstein. 

Young Frankenstein  … Marty Feldman & Gene Wilder

Marty Feldman as Igor (pronounced “eye-gore”)  in Young Frankenstein

Rainy Night tonight so it’s …. family movie night … unanimous choice … YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN  

Great collaborators: Director Carol Reed & Writer Graham Greene

                  The Third Man (1949)

Co-stars on many films … Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten became friends during the 1930’s and remained so until Welles death in 1985.

Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles and Director Carol Reed

                       The Third Man (1949) 

Joseph Cotten (Holly Martins) and Orson Welles (Harry Lime) in:

                 The Third Man (1949)

Orson Welles as ‘Harry Lime’ in the

     ‘The Third Man’ (1949) 

Director Carol Reed with Joseph Cotten & Orson Welles on the set of:

                           The Third Man (1949)