Sheet Music, The 3rd Man Theme: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet Music, The 3rd Man Theme: date made: 1949. Object Name: Sheet Music. Object Type: Sheet Music.
The object in the museum catalogue
Sometimes numbers refer to unknown perpetrators. This sheet music is the theme song for a British film revolving around the disappearance - and presumed murder - of one Harry Lime. A hall porter who offered testimony commented that there was "a third man" at a crime scene. Identifying this person is central to the plot of the film.
The music is by Anton Karas. The music is sometimes known as "The Harry Lime Theme."
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1949
- Object Name: Sheet Music
- Object Type: Sheet Music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: .1 cm x 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm; 1/32 in x 9 1/32 in x 12 in
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- Subject: Mathematics
- Subject: Music
- ID Number: 1988.3086.022
- catalog number: 1988.3086.022
- nonaccession number: 1988.3086
- Credit Line: The Sam DeVincent Collection of American Music
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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