Get this and get it straight. Crime is a suckers road and those who travel it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you are about to hear is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize.

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

Yours truly, Johnny Deller. And the Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets. This week our old time

radio roundup takes us to post-war Vienna and a recreation of one of the greatest

noir thrillers of all time, The Third Man.

The film premiered in the United Kingdom 70 years ago this week and it's lost

none of its power over the years thanks to its story from Graham Green, direction

from Carol Reed, and tremendous performances from Joseph Cotton and the Great Orson Wells.

I don't want to say too much more if you haven't seen the movie.

Except to say, I can't recommend it highly enough.

And it's streaming on Netflix right now.

So you could pause the podcast, watch the third man, and then come back to enjoy a radio

recreation from the Lux Radio Theater.

Originally aired on CBS on April 9, 1951, this Lux adaptation stars Joseph Cotton, recreating

his screen role of Holly Martins, a Western Pulp writer who comes to Vienna after his old friend Harry Lyme offers him a job.

Again, no spoilers, and seriously if you can, check it out on Netflix if you've never seen it.

But Holly arrives to shocking news and embarks on an investigation that leads the

amateur detective deep into the murky black markets and shady dealings of the fractured city.

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