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
Now's the Time (film) Now's the Time (film) Now's the Time is a 1932 short musical comedy film starring Harry Barris with Mary Carlisle as his leading lady. Its title is taken from its theme song, the popular Eddie Cantor song "Now's the Time to Fall in Love." Its working title was "Love Nuts". A summary from "Motion Picture Herald" reads: "This Harry Barris comedy contains more really funny gags than any of the previous things in which he has been featured," a critic wrote for "Photoplay". "It's fast and funny," a writer for "The Film Daily" claimed, "and about the best short that