What is The Third Man / The Fallen Idol about?

THE THIRD MAN, 1949, Rialto Pictures, 93 min. Dir. Carol Reed Orson Welles excels as homicidal charmer Harry Lime, whose estranged paramour (Alida Valli) remains loyal to him and whose old best friend (Joseph Cotten) cannot bring himself to believe the awful truth. With a timeless, darkly humorous script by novelist Graham Greene. THE FALLEN IDOL, 1948, Rialto Pictures, 95 min. Graham Greene once again supplied the story and screenplay for this psychological mystery directed by Carol Reed. Bobby Henrey is the 8-year-old son of the French ambassador in London. Left alone for the weekend, Bobby is the only witness when the housekeeper dies from a fall of ambiguous motive.

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What is The Third Man / The Fallen Idol about?: THE THIRD MAN, 1949, Rialto Pictures, 93 min. Dir. Carol Reed Orson Welles excels as homicidal charmer Harry Lime, whose estranged paramour (Alida Valli) remains loyal to him and whose old best friend (Joseph Cotten) cannot bring himself to believe the awful truth. With a timeless, darkly humorous script by novelist Graham Greene.
THE FALLEN IDOL, 1948, Rialto Pictures, 95 min. Graham Greene once again supplied the story and screenplay for this psychological mystery directed by Carol Reed. Bobby Henrey is the 8-year-old son of the French ambassador in London. Left alone for the weekend, Bobby is the only witness when the housekeeper dies from a fall of ambiguous motive.