March 16, 2024

Lorre Adventure Classic at Chicago Film Society

Lorre fans in Chicago, Illinois, can journey deep underwater with Peter and his co-stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, and Paul Lukas when the Chicago Film Society presents the Walt Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) on Sunday, March 17, 2024.

The 35mm print will be shown at 5 pm.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be shown in the Gene Siskel Film Center as part of the series Chicago Film Society: Technicolor Weekend, highlighting movies film in the technicolor process up to 1955.

Tickets are $13 for general admission; $8 for students with valid ID, seniors over 65, and youth under 18. Tickets must be purchased in advance at the box office or online through the Film Center website. Ticket sales end 15 minutes after the movie’s listed start time. Late entry is not permitted. More information about tickets is available on the venue’s website.

The Gene Siskel Film Center is located at 164 N. State Street in the heart of the theater district in Chicago, Illinois. The venue is well-served by public transportation.

Parking is available in the InterPark Self-Park, located at 20 E. Randolph Street in Chicago. Parking is $20 for 16 hours with a validation ticket, obtained from the box office before the screening. More information about directions and parking is available on the venue’s website.

March 1, 2024

March Into Spring with Lorre Movies on TV

The annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival on the Turner Classic Movies channel continues through Sunday, March 10, with the Lorre movies that won or were nominated for Academy Awards. Lorre films on other channels are listed below, too, including Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.



March, 2024

Oscar winners, Oscar nominees, and other Lorre movies are on this month.

Mar 7 (Thurs), 8 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Casablanca (1942). It's Day 28 of 31 Days of Oscar, and the primetime theme is "Best Picture Winners", including the winner of "Best Picture of 1942".

Mar 9 (Sat), 11 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). It's Day 30 of 31 Days of Oscar, and the daytime theme is "Best Picture Winners and Nominees", including the mystery classic, nominated for "Best Picture of 1941".

Mar 10 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Day 31 of "31 Days of Oscar" ends with an evening of "Best Picture Winners", including this wide-screen extravanga and winner of "Best Picture of 1956".

Mar 11 (Mon), 11:30 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). TCM celebrates the birthday of director Raoul Walsh with a daytime theme, including the only Lorre movie he directed.

Mar 16 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV – The Comedy of Terrors (1954). Horror host Svengoolie introduces this horror comedy, starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone.

Mar 20 (Wed), 11:30 am, TCM – M (1931). The daytime theme is "Psychological Issues", including Peter's first sound film, the German classic about a child murderer hunted by both police and underworld criminals.

Mar 27 (Wed), 1:35 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942). Join Caroline Munroe in the Cellar Club for this wartime comedy horror film starring Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff.

Mar 27 (Wed), 4 pm, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). "Adventure Abroad" is TCM's daytime theme, including this comedy adventure set in India and the Far East with jewel thieves and a money-hungry skipper (Peter Lorre) of a tramp steamer bound for Hong Kong.



Sneak Peek at April, 2024

TCM celebrates the 100th anniversary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with one of the movies Peter Lorre made for that studio in the 1950s.

Apr 15 (Mon), 5:30 pm, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on MGM's anniversary with several movies, including this Fred Astaire musical with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.




Many of these and other Lorre movies and television programs are now available on DVD and Blu-Ray – many remastered and packaged with extra features. For more information on the films of Peter Lorre released to home video, head on over to the DVD – VHS section of The Lost One website.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Peter’s movies, including interviews with many of the directors, writers, actors, and crew who worked with Peter.

A complete list of Peter’s movies and television credits is available in the book’s Appendix.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~ Happy viewing!

February 24, 2024

Lorre Onscreen in Phoenixville

The historic Colonial Theatre, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, presents its annual showing of Casablanca (1942) on Sunday, February 25, 2024.

Sponsored by the Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley (TOSDV), the program begins at 1 pm in the “1903” theater with a selection of classic Hollywood music played on the cinema’s Wurlitzer organ.

Casablanca begins at 1:30 pm with a video introduction by a Turner Classic Movies channel host and the Warner Bros. cartoon Carrotblanca (1995), with Tweety Bird doing an impression of Peter Lorre as Ugarte.

Admission is $12 for adults; seniors age 62 and over; students; and military members with ID; and $8 for children and Colonial Theatre members. Tickets may be purchased at the theater’s box-office, which opens at least an hour before the first program of the day. Tickets may also be purchased through the Colonial’s website.

The Colonial Theatre is located at 227 Bridge Street in the heart of the historic business center in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

Free 2-hour parking is available on the streets near the Colonial Theatre. The 2-hour limit is strictly enforced. Metered parking is available in nearby lots. Closest to the Colonial is Parking Lot #3, located at the corner of Main Street, along Taylor Alley. More information about parking, as well as directions, may be found on the Colonial’s website.

For more information, please contact the Colonial at 610-917-1228.

February 22, 2024

Lorre Hitchcock Film Onscreen in Oregon

As the finale of their “BRITchcock in the 30s” series of Saturday matinees, Cinema 21, located in Portland, Oregon, will present Peter Lorre’s first English-Speaking movie The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

The film begins at 11 am.

Admission is $9 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the cinema’s box-office. Tickets may also be purchased through the Cinema 21 website. Click on the button marked “11 am” at the bottom of the Man Who Knew Too Much page. A purchase window will open. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

Cinema 21 is located at 616 NW 21st Avenue in Portland, Oregon.

Parking is available in several lots near the theater. Cinema 21 is also well-served by public transportation. More information on parking and public transportation is available on the theater’s website.

For more information, please contact Cinema 21 at 503-223-4515.

February 6, 2024

Happy Valentine’s Day, Lorre Lovers!

Valentine’s Day falls on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, and throughout the United States, cinemas small and large plan special showings of Casablanca (1942), long considered one of the most romantic movies ever made.

In the small but important role of Ugarte, who provides exit visits to refugees desperate to leave Casablanca – and the murderer of two German couriers – Peter Lorre gets the action going by leaving with his friend Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) two valuable letters of transit he intends to sell to escaping freedom fighter Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman).

But no matter the size of his part, Peter is always a treat to watch in a movie theater, including these ~
  • West Shore Theater – New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
  • Gateway Theater – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • IPIC Westwood – Los Angeles, California
  • Flashback Cinema chain
  • Brattle Theatre – Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Oroville State Theatre – Oroville, California
  • Kentucky Theatre – Lexington, Kentucky
  • British Film Institute – London, England
  • Barrymore Film Center – Fort Lee, New Jersey
  • Redford Theatre – Detroit, Michigan



West Shore Theater – The historic West Shore Theater, in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, will present a special showing of Casablanca on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, February 9, 10, and 11, 2024.

The program includes a Turner Classic Movies introduction and the Looney Tunes cartoon Carrotblanca (1995), with Bugs Bunny as Rick, Daffy Duck as Sam, and Tweety Bird as Ugarte.

Showtimes are ~
  • Friday, February 9 – 7 pm
  • Saturday, February 10 – 1 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm
  • Sunday, February 11 – 1 pm and 4 pm
Standard seating is $7 for adults and $6 for seniors over 60 and children under 12. High Top seats, which seat 2 people, are $18. Booths, which seat 4 to 6 people, are $40. Tickets may be purchased online or at the box office.

The West Shore Theatre is located at 317 Bridge Street in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Parking is available on the streets near the cinema, as well as the parking lot across the street. More information about parking, as well as directions, is available on the venue’s website.



Gateway Cinema – In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, a special Valentine’s Day date night is available on Saturday, February 10, 2024.

Held at the Gateway Theater, the event begins at 6 pm with a cocktail party, including hors d’oeurves, wine, and a silent auction, followed by a private showing of Casablanca at 7:30 pm.

Tickets for the party and movie are $45 for individuals and $75 for couples. Tickets for the movie only are $20. Proceeds for the event go to the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association. Make reservations through the Daniel Lady Farm website.

The R/C Gateway Theater 8 is located at 20 Presidential Circle in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.



IPIC Westwood – The IPIC Westwood in Los Angeles, California, will show Casablanca on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

The movie begins at 3 pm.

Premium Plus seats are $23.50 for adults, $17.50 for children. Standard Seating is $16.50 for adults, $12.50 for children. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online through the IPIC website.

The IPIC Westwood is located at 10840 Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California.



Flashback Cinema chain – Theaters in the Flashback Cinema chain will show Casablanca throughout the United States on Sunday, February 11, and Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

Show times and ticket prices vary by location.

Participating cinemas are listed on the Flashback website.



Brattle Theatre – The Brattle Theatre, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, presents Casablanca every Valentine’s Day, and this year, the classic movie will be shown Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, February 13, 14, and 15.

The Brattle offers matinee showings each day at 4 pm and an evening show at 7 pm on February 15.

Matinee prices are $12.50 for all seats. The evening show is $14.50 general admission, and $12.50 for children, students, seniors, and members of the Brattle. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online through the Brattle website.

The Brattle is located in Brattle Hall at 40 Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Information about parking and public transportation is available on the venue’s website.



State Theatre – The historic State Theatre, located in Oroville, California, will offer a special Valentine’s Day showing of Casablanca on February 14. The movie begins at 7 pm.

Tickets are $5 and may be purchased online or at the box office.

State Theatre is located at 1489 Myers Street in downtown Oroville, California. Parking is available on the streets near the cinema, as well as in nearby parking lots. More information about parking is available on the cinema’s website.



Kentucky Theatre – The Kentucky Theatre, in Lexington, Kentucky, will show Casablanca on Wednesday, February 14, at 7:40 pm.

Tickets are $6.50 each. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, as well as online.

The Kentucky Theatre is located at 214 East Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Parking is available near the cinema. More information about parking is available on the cinema’s website.



British Film Institute – The British Film Institute in London, England, will show Casablanca on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 2:30 pm.

Admission is £8 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online through the BFI website.

The BFI Southbank is located on Belevedere Road on the south bank of the Thames, in London, England. More information about parking, as well as public transportation, is available on the BFI website.



Barrymore Film Center – The Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee, New Jersey, offers a Valentine’s Day special – two tickets for Casablanca on Wednesday, February 14, and dinner at a participating restaurant.

Casablanca will be shown at 7:30 pm on Valentine’s Day.

Two tickets for the “Dinner and a Movie” offer are $18 – 40% off the regular price – and may be purchased through the venue’s website.

Show the receipt at any of the area’s participating restaurants from Wednesday, February 14, to Sunday, February 18, and receive a special deal or discount.

Tickets for the movie only are also available. Admission is $15 for adults, $9 for Barrymore members, and $12 for seniors (over 65) and children (under 10).

The Barrymore Film Center is located at 153 Main Street in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Parking is available in the garage on Central Road. More information about parking is available on the venue’s website.



Redford Theatre – The Redford Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, presents Casablanca on Saturday, February 17, 2024.

Show times are 2 pm and 8 pm.

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. Tickets may be purchased at the box office or through the cinema’s website.

The Redford Theatre is located at 17360 Lahser Road in Detroit, Michigan. Parking is available in several lots around the north end of the building. More information about parking is available on the venue’s website.



Happy Valentine's Day to all Peter Lorre fans!

January 15, 2024

Poe Birthday Salute Includes Lorre

Every week, Radio Classics channel host Greg Bell celebrates birthdays with special programming, and during the week of January 15, 2024, the spotlight shines on writer Edgar Allan Poe in two separate blocks of radio programs adapted from his work, including “The Black Cat” episode of Peter Lorre’s summer series Mystery in the Air.

The “Poe Man’s Radio Special” with Lorre will air these programs ~
  • Inner Sanctum, “The Tell-Tale Heart” – August 3, 1941
  • Mystery in the Air, “The Black Cat” – September 18, 1947
  • The Weird Circle, “Murders in the Rue Morgue” – January 2, 1944
  • Suspense, “The Pit and the Pendulum” – January 12, 1943
This Poe birthday block will air these dates and times ~

Monday, January 15 ~
3 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern
”The Black Cat” – 3:30 am Pacific, 6:30 am Eastern

Friday, January 19 ~
5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern
”The Black Cat” – 5:30 pm Pacific, 8:30 pm Eastern

Saturday, January 20 ~
9 pm Pacific
”The Black Cat” – 9:30 pm Pacific

Sunday, January 21 ~
12 midnight Eastern
”The Black Cat” – 12:30 am Eastern

The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on Greg Bell’s website.

Satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs Radio Classics over channel 148. Subscribers may also listen to the programs over the internet or through the SiriusXM app on a Smart Phone or Smart Speaker. Not a subscriber? SiriusXM offers special trial deals through their website.

January 14, 2024

UCLA Hitchcock Program Includes Lorre

On Saturday, January 20, 2024, the Billy Wilder Theatre in Los Angeles, California, will present a program on director Alfred Hitchcock as part of the ongoing series “Archive Television Treasures”. “’Good Evening’: Alfred Hitchcock on Television” will explore his work as host and director of small screen dramas, including Peter Lorre in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode, “Man From the South”.

The event includes ~
  • Suspicion, “Four O’Clock” – September 30, 1957
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents, “Man From the South” – January 3, 1960
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “I Saw the Whole Thing” – October 11, 1962
The presentation begins at 7:30 pm.

Admission is free for everyone. Tickets are available at the theater box office, which opens one hour before the event.

The Billy Wilder Theater is located at the Courtyard Level of the Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, at the intersection of Wilshire and Westwood boulevards in the Westwood Village area of Los Angeles, California.

For more information, please call the theater at 310-206-8013.

Parking is available in the lot under the Hammer Museum. Enter the lot from Westwood Boulevard, just north of Wilshire Boulevard. Parking for the disabled is provided on levels P1 and P3. On Saturdays and Sundays, the fee is a flat rate of $3.

The venue is also well-served by public transportation.

More information about parking and public transportation, as well as directions, may be found on the venue’s website.


In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses Peter Lorre’s long association with Alfred Hitchcock, beginning with Peter’s first English-speaking role in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934).

Lorre went on to co-star in a second Hitchcock film Secret Agent (1936), and appeared in two episodes of the Hitchcock TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents – “The Diplomatic Corpse” (December 8, 1957) and “Man From the South” (January 3, 1960).

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased in many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

January 6, 2024

SiriusXM Radio Airs Lorre Classic

During the week of January 8, 2024, Radio Classics host Greg Bell celebrates the 85th anniversary of the Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater with a 2-hour block of episodes, including Peter Lorre in “The Maltese Falcon” over SiriusXM Radio.

The block includes “Between Americans” (Dec. 7, 1941); “The Maltese Falcon” (Sept. 20, 1943); “The Gay Divorcee” (March 6, 1944); and “Vivacious Lady” (Dec. 3, 1945).

“The Maltese Falcon” will air these dates and times ~

Monday, January 8 ~
5:30 pm Pacific
8:30 pm Eastern

Wednesday, January 10 ~
7:30 am Pacific
10:30 am Eastern

Saturday, January 13 ~
1:30 am Pacific
4:30 am Eastern

The full schedule for the week of January 8 to January 14, 2024, is available on Greg Bell’s website.

Originally airing over CBS on September 20, 1943, the episode reunited the cast of the classic 1941 movie The Maltese Falcon in their original roles – Humphrey Bogart as detective Sam Spade, Mary Astor as his client Brigid O’Shaughnessy, Sydney Greenstreet as “the Fat Man” Kasper Gutman, and Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo.

Satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs Radio Classics over channel 148. Subscribers may also listen to the programs over the internet or through the SiriusXM app on a Smart Phone or Smart Speaker. Not a subscriber? SiriusXM offers special trial deals through their website.

New Year with Lorre Movies on TV

A new year begins with a handful of Lorre films on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as other channels, including Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.



January, 2024

Just a few Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel this month.

Jan 8 (Mon), 1:30 pm, Turner Classic Movies – The Constant Nymph (1943). The Daytime Theme is "Starving Artists", including this romantic role for Peter Lorre in the first of two movies he made with Charles Boyer.

Jan 10 (Wed), 1:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – Island of Doomed Men (1940). Join Caroline Munroe in the Cellar Club for this thriller with Peter Lorre as the sadistic owner of an island of convicts forced to work in his diamond mine.

Jan 11 (Thurs), 11:50 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

Jan 11 (Thurs), 4:30 am, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "The Power of Film", including the WWII classic starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Peter Lorre.

Jan 18 (Thurs), 5 pm, Great American Family channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (March 16, 1960).

Jan 25 (Thurs), 5:05 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Jan 28 (Sun), 3:45 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Silk Stockings (1957). Peter Lorre sings and dances in this Fred Astaire musical from MGM.



Sneak Peek at February, 2024

From February 9 to February 29, and March 1 to March 10, TCM celebrates 31 Days of Oscar, including the Lorre movies that have won or received nominations for Academy Awards.

Feb 1 (Thurs), 12 noon, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). TCM celebrates the birthday of Clark Gable, including the second of two movies he made with Peter Lorre at MGM.

Sneak Peek at March, 2024

Mar 7 (Thurs), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). TCM celebrates Day 28 of their annual "31 Days of Oscar" with this World War II classic, which won Best Picture of 1943.

Mar 9 (Sat), 11 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM celebrates Day 30 of their annual "31 Days of Oscar" with this classic who-dunnit, which was nominated for Best Picture in 1942.

Mar 10 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). TCM celebrates the final day of their annual "31 Days of Oscar" with this all-star extravaganza, which won Best Picture of 1957.




Many of these and other Lorre movies and television programs are now available on DVD and Blu-Ray – many remastered and packaged with extra features. For more information on the films of Peter Lorre released to home video, head on over to the DVD – VHS section of The Lost One website.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Peter’s movies, including interviews with many of the directors, writers, actors, and crew who worked with Peter.

A complete list of Peter’s movies and television credits is available in the book’s Appendix.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~ Happy viewing!

December 17, 2023

Merry Christmas from Peter Lorre and SiriusXM Radio

Throughout December, old-time radio host Greg Bell airs Christmas-themed episodes of many old-time radio series on the Radio Classics channel over the satellite radio service SiriusXM – and among the westerns, thrillers, and comedies, Lorre fans will find Peter’s Suspense episode, “Back for Christmas” (1943).

During the week of Monday, December 18, 2023, “Back for Christmas” will air these days and times ~

Tuesday, Dec. 19 ~
1:30 am Pacific, 4:30 am Eastern

Thursday, Dec. 21 ~
3:30 pm Pacific, 6:30 pm Eastern

Sunday, Dec. 24 ~
3:30 am Pacific, 6:30 am Eastern

The two-hour block includes ~
  • Dark Fantasy, “House of Bread” (December 26, 1941)
  • Suspense, “Back For Christmas” (December 23, 1943)
  • Mysterious Traveler, “Christmas Story” (December 25, 1951)
  • Romance of the Ranchos, “Christmas as San Gabriel” (December 24, 1941)
The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on host Greg Bell’s website.

This version of the John Collier story originally aired December 23, 1943. “Back for Christmas” was Peter’s fourth of six appearances before the microphone of the anthology series, airing over CBS every Thursday night.

Peter plays Hubert Schumacher, a Swiss professor of botany who digs a Devil’s Garden as a bed for rare orchids in the cellar of his estate. While his overbearing wife Hermione plans their trip to America and Hubert’s lecture tour, Hubert makes plans of his own – involving a new Mrs. Schumacher and the disposal of Hermione.

Plans go awry . . . . on all fronts.

Satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs Radio Classics over channel 148. Subscribers may also listen to the programs over the internet or through the SiriusXM app on a Smart Phone or Smart Speaker. Not a subscriber? SiriusXM offers special trial deals through their website.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!