The Third Man records had been sold in Britain, with the teen-aged Princess Margaret a reported fan. Following its release in the US in 1950 (see 1950 in music), ""The Third Man" Theme" spent 11 weeks at number one on "Billboard"s US Best Sellers in Stores chart, from 29 April to 8 July. The exposure made Anton Karas an international star, and the trailer for the film stated that "the famous musical score by Anton Karas" would have the audience "in a dither with his zither". Academy Awards British Academy Film Awards Cannes Film Festival Directors Guild of America National Board of Review
Alexander Korda The scheme ended after one year, one film and a £1million loss to MGM. The only film to come out of the deal was "Perfect Strangers" (1945) directed by Korda and with Robert Donat and Deborah Kerr, which was popular. Via London Films, Korda bought a controlling interest in British Lion Films. He produced "A Man About the House" (1947). In 1948, Korda received an advance payment of £375,000, the largest single payment received by a British film company, for three movies, "An Ideal Husband" (1947) (which Korda directed), "Anna Karenina" (1948) and "Mine Own Executioner" (1948). The company released