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
Alexander Korda play by Marcel Pagnol. He followed it with "Längtan till havet" (1932), and "The Golden Anchor" (1932). Korda relocated to London where he made "Service for Ladies" (1932) for Paramount. He produced "Women Who Play" (1932) for them. Korda then decided to form his own company. In 1932 Korda founded London Films with Big Ben as the company logo. Their first film was "Wedding Rehearsal" (1932). He produced "Men of Tomorrow" (1932) co directed by his brother Zoltan Korda, "That Night in London" (1932) starring Robert Donat, "Strange Evidence" (1933), "Counsel's Opinion" (1933), and "Cash" (1933). Korda had a huge