The Third Man Theme after the film's premiere, and more than half a million copies of "The Third Man Theme" record were sold within weeks of the film's release. The tune was originally released in the U.K. in 1949, where it was known as "The Harry Lime Theme". Following its release in the U.S. in 1950 (see 1950 in music), "The Third Man Theme" spent 11 weeks at number one on "Billboard"'s U.S. Best Sellers in Stores chart, from April 29 to July 8. Its success led to a trend in releasing film theme music as singles. A guitar version by Guy Lombardo also
Lime Kiln Field Day in the National Film Registry. Screenings of the restored footage took place in October 2014 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and on June 1, 2015, at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. A screening of the film is scheduled for May 2018 at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin. The only written reference to the footage was found in an obituary in the "New York Age" (August 1914) for Sam Corker Jr., a member of the films production crew. The obituary stated "Last fall he employed a large number of colored performers for the 'Lime Kiln