Anton Karas asked a stunned Karas if he would compose the music for the film. Karas protested, saying he had never actually written music. As Karas later told the story, the director insisted and invited Karas to England. The Austrian became homesick and asked to be allowed to return. Reed told him he could—as soon as he had written the music. Under this pressure Karas wrote his Harry Lime theme. The film—with the music a contributing factor—was a gigantic success, and Karas' life was changed drastically. As a result, he toured all over the world and performed for many celebrities, among them
Alex Gordon (writer-producer) producing at 20th Century Fox. He later wrote the documentary, "Gene Autry: America's Singing Cowboy" (1993). Alex Gordon (writer-producer) Alex Gordon (8 September 1922 – 24 June 2003) was a British film producer and screenwriter. He produced eighteen films, including the American International Pictures films "Day the World Ended" (1955) and "The She Creature" (1956). He wrote screenplays for three films, two of them with B-movie director Ed Wood, "Jail Bait" (1954) and "Bride of the Monster" (1956). Gordon's brother Richard Gordon was also a film producer. Alex Gordon was a film publicist who served in the British Army. After