The Third Man Theme a 40-year-old musician who was playing there just for the tips. Reed immediately realized that this was the music he wanted for his film. Karas spoke only German, which no one in Reed's party spoke, but fellow customers translated Reed's offer to the musician that he compose and perform the soundtrack for "The Third Man". Karas was reluctant since it meant traveling to England, but he finally accepted. Karas wrote and recorded the 40 minutes of music heard in "The Third Man" over a six-week period, after the entire film was translated for him at Shepperton Studios. The composition that
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