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The Third Man still thrills 65 years later

In scene from “The Third Man,” Joseph Cotten plays pulp novelist, Holly Martins. - photo by twm1340

the3rdman3 — In scene from “The Third Man,” Joseph Cotten plays pulp novelist, Holly Martins. - photo by twm1340

After nearly two years of writing this column, I finally decided to dive into film noir. And I picked a doozy. “The Third Man” is a 1949 Academy Award-winning crime drama with a laundry list of talent attached to it.