The Third Man

Lux presents Hollywood. Lever Brothers Company, the makers of Lux Toilet Soap, bring you the Lux Radio Theatre, starring Joseph Cotton and Evelyn Keys in The Third Man. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. William Key.

Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. In tonight's play, The Third Man, we have a perfect setting for a murder mystery. post-war Europe, filled with spies, intrigue, and black markets. Into this atmosphere of cunning and subterfuge comes an American, only to take up the trail of the unknown murderer of his friend, a trail that leads him into hazardous and chilling adventure.

As the stars of this suspenseful David O'Selles-Nake production, we have in his original role one of the finest actors of screen and radio, Joseph Cotton, and as his co-star, charming Evelyn Keys. The third man not only has a plot to hold everyone's interest, but one of the most haunting of musical themes played on a most unusual instrument, the zipper.

Now that spring is here, it won't be long before we hear another unforgettable theme, as luxe lovely girls everywhere begin the wedding march. And women who give their complexion The daily lux toilet soap care will, of course, be among the loveliest of bribes.

Now the curtain rises on the third man, starting Joseph Cotton as Holly Martins and Evelyn Keys as Anna Schmidt. When the funeral was over, I left the cemetery with a British officer, a major Callaway.

He offered to drive me back into town, then he said he thought I needed a drink. Major was right. Yes, you've had a bit of a shock, Mr. Martins. You say you arrived in Vienna only this morning?