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Post #1658565

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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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4-Aug-2025, 12:44 PM

The Third Man - 1959 - 6/10

Note the release date. This is not the cynical Noir set in Vienna.
This is a reboot, with Michael Rennie playing a more urbane, genteel EX–criminal.
At half an hour, each episode hustles along as Lime aids a damsel, an old colleague, or friendly government.
This Lime is actually a throwback to the gentleman detectives of the 1930’s.
Routine mysteries, though supposedly set in exotic locales.
Passable time-waster late at night when you want to kill 30 minutes.