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The Lives of Harry Lime · February 15, 1952 · 28 min · 4,047 words
The transcript of “Dead Candidate”, an episode of The Lives of Harry Lime first broadcast February 15, 1952. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Orson Welles on the Air plays The Lives of Harry Lime free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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presenting Orson Welles as The Third Man. The Lives of Harry Lime. The fabulous stories of the immortal character originally created in the motion picture The Third Man with Sootham Music by Anton Terrace. Now is a story of power, politics and international intrigue.
I got mixed up in it because I decided just for a change of pace to earn an honest living. I got myself a concession in Malinia for Baso. Baso being as you probably know a popular soft drink.
And Malinia being as you probably don't know a small island republic in the Mediterranean. The concession I want in a crack game as it just happened, the dice were loaded in my favor. But the word things turned out I'd been lucky if I'd lost.
Stick around and I'll turn you about in. As Harry Lime, the third man, in today's story, the dead candidate. You're getting up, Marina.
That's right. Me too. You're getting fake hair too. Bazzo. I'm going to get married. What about me? Bazzo. You just said that. Sounds like Bazzo. That's right. Bazzo. Millions of people keep saying it. Keep drinking it too.
Oh sure. I remember. Bazzo. Bazzo. Bazzo. That's a good drink to offer an economic concession for Marina. Yes, I'm carrying a Bazzo gospel to it. It's last from here aren't you pretty young to be known?
Listen, how would you like to be called proud? You're never too young to change a name like that. That's a good mark. You lady in Washington told my fortune in a two-type of 50th scenario.
You know what she said? She said I'm ready to marry a gentleman and take a journey across the sea. And that's the truth. Well, you know what do you think the people have to do in the bar?
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