The Lives of Harry Lime
The Bohemian Star
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Orson Welles stars as Harry Lime, the charming, resourceful adventurer whose schemes carry him into trouble across postwar Europe. A radio continuation of the character introduced in The Third Man, the series follows Lime through encounters with danger, deception, and the unexpected consequences of his own cleverness.
Each episode is a self-contained adventure, with Welles’s Lime often narrating his exploits in a knowing, first-person voice. The stories draw on the atmosphere of European cities and the shifting world of the early Cold War, mixing intrigue, crime, and occasional comedy as Lime talks his way through one predicament after another.
Welles gives the series its distinctive character: urbane, amused, and never entirely trustworthy. The result is a lively blend of suspense and wit, led by a protagonist whose charm makes even his most questionable choices entertaining.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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