The Third Man

Holly Martins (Cotten) travels to the rubble of post-World War II Vienna to unravel the mysterious demise of old friend Harry Lyme (Welles). He starts with few clues, and the little information he can gather from various sources simply doesn’t hang together. In this treacherous world of deception and black marketeering, Holly perseveres, aided by a police inspector (Howard) who’d also like answers. Is Harry Lyme really dead, and if not, why fake his own death?