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Details for The Lives of Harry Lime


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Episode NameEpisode #Air DateNotes
Too Many Crooks1951-08-03Harry gets a telegram from a banker in Budapest, asking for help from an upcoming bank robbery! All the dates given for this series are for the broadcast on the Mutual net. The series was however, recorded in London at the "IBC Studios," originally broadcast on Radio Luxembourg, and syndicated by Lang-Worth after the Mutual run. The dates listed for the series have also been described as the broadcast dates on Radio Luxembourg.
See Naples and Live1951-08-10Harry plans to heist a beautiful emerald locket from a Neapolitan socialite.
Clay Pigeon1951-08-17In New York City, Governor James Hadley offers Harry $15,000 to free him with a blackmail plot.
A Ticket to Tangier1951-08-24Down on his luck in Paris, Harry finds an opportunity in Morocco from a classified ad in a newspaper.
Voodoo1951-08-31In Haiti, Harry teams up with a con-lady to cheat a loud-mouthed American.
The Bohemian Star1951-09-07A diamond as big as a duck's egg? In 1938 London, Harry learns about the crown jewels of Bockanovia.
Love Affair1951-09-14In a remote Saudi Arabian town, Harry finds a murder and a double-cross in oil. Harry has the oil concession rights and two foreign agents set to buy.
Rogue's Holiday1951-09-21Harry's crossing the Atlantic on the Princess Ann, planning to swindle to Lady Barbara Follet. However, what about her lovely companion?
Work of Art1951-09-28In Buenos Aires in July, 1944, Harry is hired to swindle an original Rubens from its beautiful owner.
Operation Music Box1951-10-05In London, Harry breaks three music boxes and founds an orphan asylum!
The Golden Fleece1951-10-12A story that begins with a bullfight in Spain and ends with a naval engagement in the China Sea!
Blue Bride1951-10-19Harry's involved in a counterfeiting scheme in Bordeaux.
Every Frame Has a Silver Lining1951-10-26Harry is given a package with $50,000 worth of opium by an old friend on the streets of Teheran.
Mexican Hat Trick1951-11-02Harry's in Mexico City down to his last borrowed cigarette when a friendly pickpocket puts him on the trail of an innocent-but-convicted murderer.
Art Is Long and Lime Is Fleeting1951-11-09In Paris, Harry buys a cheap painting and tries to pass it off as a Renoir.
In Pursuit of a Ghost1951-11-16In the Fall of 1945, Harry gets involved with a Central American revolution...and "El Zorro!"
Horse Play1951-11-23Harry uses a "lost wallet" con in Paris, pretending to be an expert on the ponies. The "fix is in" and a sucker is lined up!
Three Farthings for Your Thoughts1951-11-30The story of a farthing worth twenty thousand pounds Sterling! It all starts in a pub in Liverpool.
The Third Woman1951-12-07During the war, Corporal Lime is ordered to a tailor on Saville Row for three suits, and told to report to the Savoy Hotel for a special assignment, with the rank of Colonel!
An Old Moorish Custom1951-12-14Harry's in Algiers, on the trail of golden cups and gold dust lost since 1504. Harry has just 24 hours to find the loot!
It's a Knockout1951-12-21Harry has become J. Harrington Lime, Wall Street financier and Cuban sportsman. He plans to swindle an American businessman with a rigged boxing match.
Two Is Company1951-12-28Harry meets Gus in a bar in Sicily. Gus is wealthy and very much in love.
Cherchez La Gem1952-01-04Harry's in Hawaii after $75,000 in stolen jewels. WRVR air date: February 5, 1975.
Fool's Gold1952-01-11Two old brothers in England devote their lives to alchemy. WRVR air date: February 12, 1975.
Double Double-Trouble1952-01-18Monte Carlo: 1936. Harry parachutes into England with smuggled currency. WRVR air date: February 18, 1975.
Five-Thousand Pengoes and a Kiss1952-01-25Harry is hired to help a beautiful singer to escape from Budapest. An excellent script!
The Dark Enchantress1952-02-01A young lady in the Algerian casbah needs the help of Harry Lime. WRVR air date: March 18, 1975.
The Earl on Troubled Waters1952-02-08Harry poses as a nobleman to smuggle $30,000 out of the country, but little Lord Randolph himself takes a hand. WRVR air date: April 22, 1975. The program number and story title are subject to correction.
The Dead Candidate1952-02-15Buzzo! A fun visit to the dictatorship of Milenia.
It's in the Bag1952-02-22Harry meets a friendly Greek aboard the Orient Express. The Greek has black market money, Harry has counterfeit!
Hyacinth Patrol1952-02-29In wartime Panama, Harry breaks up a spy ring out to wreck the Panama Canal. WRVR air date: April 15, 1975.
Turnabout Is Fair Play1952-03-07Harry plans to cheat an ex-Nazi of his $30,000 but he's foiled by his honest daughter. WRVR air date: April 8, 1975.
Violets, Sweet Violets1952-03-14Intrigue in occupied Marseilles. This is a more complete, syndicated version of cat. #15526.
Violets, Sweet Violets1952-03-14Intrigue and the black market in occupied Marseilles. WRVR air date: April 29, 1975. See cat. #86752 for a more complete version of this program.
Faith, Lime and Charity1952-03-21Fraud and orphans-in-need in India by the beautiful Taj Mahal. WRVR air date: May 6, 1975. See cat. #86751 for a more complete version of this program.
Faith, Lime and Charity1952-03-21Frauds and orphans-in-need in India by the beautiful Taj Mahal. This is a more complete, different syndicated version of cat. #15527.
Pleasure Before Business1952-03-28Harry's beautiful partner for a Venice jewel robbery has a few ideas of her own; like love. WRVR air date: May 13, 1975.
Fool's Gold1952-04-04Harry flies from Kuwait to Karachi to Goa with a planeful of stolen gold. WRVR air date: May 20, 1975.
Man of Mystery1952-04-11Gregory Arkadin summons Harry from Vienna to Antibes. He's a wealthy man who has had amnesia for 20 years. He hires Harry to find out who he really is. It's worth $10,000 to Harry if he succeeds. The story is similar in plot to Orson Welles' film "Mr. Arkadin."
The Painted Smile1952-04-18Harry attends a performance of a Sicilian circus as the guest of one of the clowns. The clown has a very beautiful wife!
Harry Lime Joins the Circus1952-04-25Hans Hessle is an escaped Nazi being sought by many of his victims for his atrocities during the war. Harry is working for a circus in central Europe and is hot on his trail.
Suzie's Cue1952-05-02Harry's in Vienna, very interested in a diamond necklace formally owned by Marie Antoinette.
Vive La Chance1952-05-09Harry is in Paris, planning to cheat an American named Henry Witherspoon with a scheme involving a treasure in buried gold.
The Elusive Vermeer1952-05-16Horace St. John Windemeer and Harry plan to dispose of a Vermeer painting that's about to be stolen.
Murder on the Riviera1952-05-23Harry's smuggling cigarettes in postwar France and meets a young a girl called "Stupid" with a corpse and 15 million francs. WRVR air date: June 8, 1975.
The Pearls of Bohemia1952-05-30Melody Johnson enlists Harry's aid, ostensibly to win a beauty contest in Egypt. WRVR air date: July 15, 1975.
A Night in a Harem1952-06-06Harry, a sharpie named Sam, and a real Arabian princess are set up for a $100,000,000 oil concession pushover. WRVR air date: July 22, 1975.
Blackmail Is a Nasty Word1952-06-13Marseilles: 1947...and a blackmailer lets Harry blackmail, to pay off another blackmailer. Good of this kind. WRVR air date: July 29, 1975.
The Professor Regrets1952-06-20Harry helps a fellow con artist to expose a famous atomic scientist disloyal to America. WRVR air date: August 5, 1975.
The Hard Way1952-06-27Harry finds himself in the charter airline business, where he meets the strange Mr. Butterboy, wanting to fly to Zurich. WRVR air date: August 12, 1975.
Paris Is Not the Same1952-07-04Harry Lime meets an old flame from wartime London in Paris. He soon uses a "Third Man" to work a perfume swindle. WRVR air date: August 19, 1975.
Honeymoon1952-07-11Harry and a Countess try to smuggle Sicily's most wanted bandit out of the country. WRVR air date: August 26, 1975.
The Blue Caribou1952-07-18In Rimini, Harry Lime is hired by a beautiful American to help her recover a valuable antique piece of pottery.
Greek Meets Greek1952-07-25Harry's in Pireaus with the measles, a dead body, and a mysterious woman with a gun. WRVR air date: September 9, 1975. The last show of the series.