July 13, 2015

Christmas in July with Lorre

The Radio Classics channel, airing over Channel 82 on the Sirius XM dial, celebrates Christmas in July the week of July 13, 2015, with a number of Christmas-themed episodes from various old-time radio series – including Peter Lorre’s Suspense episode, “Back for Christmas”.

The full schedule is available on the Radio Classics channel website.

“Back for Christmas” will air these dates and times:

Monday, July 13:
1 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific

Wednesday, July 15:
1 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific

Friday, July 17:
1 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific

Maggie Linton, whose The Maggie Linton Show airs on Sirius XM’s Urban View channel, fills in for Greg Bell, taking his Radio Classics hosting duties to the high seas of Alaska the week of July 10 aboard the Jewel of the Seas for the annual Radio Spirits cruise.

This version of the John Collier story originally aired Dec. 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.

XM and Sirius radio subscribers may also listen to Suspense, “Back for Christmas”, over the internet. Log-in with your User ID and password. Not a subscriber? A free 30-day trial is also available through the XM radio website.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the radio career of Peter Lorre. A complete-to-date list of Peter’s radio credits may be found in the book’s appendix.

“Back for Christmas” is available for purchase in the Radio section of the Lost One website.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available on both the Kindle and Nook, as well as hard-bound and soft-bound editions.

July 4, 2015

Ingrid Bergman Centennial Includes Lorre

Peter Lorre fans in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, will have an opportunity to catch Casablanca (1942) on the big screen when the American Film Institute and the Brattle Theatre celebrate the 100th anniversary of star Ingrid Bergman’s birth.



Beginning Thursday, July 2, and ending Sunday, Sept. 13, the AFI Silver will present an extensive retrospective of Ingrid Bergman’s work. The complete schedule is available on the venue’s website.

Casablanca will be shown on the following dates and times:

Thursday, July 2 – 11:30 am and 1:45 pm
Friday, July 3 – 1:45 pm
Saturday, July 4 – 1:45 pm
Sunday, July 5 – 1:45 pm
Monday, July 6 – 3:20 pm
Tuesday, July 7 – 3:20 pm
Wednesday, July 8 – 3:20 pm and 7:15 pm
Thursday, July 9 – 3:20 pm

Admission for all matinee shows is $9 for general admission, $7 for children age 12 and under, and $8.50 for AFI members Two-star level and higher. Admission for evening shows is $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors, military and students $7 for children age 12 and under, and $8.50 for AFI members Two-star level and higher.

Tickets may be purchased on-line through the AFI Silver Theatre website. Click a show day and time. Tickets purchased on-line must be claimed at the box office with the same credit card used to make the purchase. The AFI Silver accepts American Express, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards.

Tickets may also be purchased at the AFI Silver box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first film of the day.

The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road, at the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Directions to the cinema may be found on the AFI Silver website.

Parking is available in several public parking decks close to the theater. Most convenient is the Wayne Avenue garage, located at 921 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Parking at the Wayne Avenue garage is free on weekends and after 8 pm on weekdays. More information on parking can be found on the AFI Silver website.

For more information, please call the cinema at (301) 495-6700.



On Monday, July 13, and Tuesday, July 14, the Brattle Theatre will present a special Ingrid Bergman double-feature – Casablanca and Gaslight (1944).

Both films will be shown in 35mm prints on the following dates and times.

Monday, July 13:
Casablanca – 4:45 pm
Gaslight – 7 pm

Tuesday, July 14:
Casablanca – 7 pm
Gaslight – 4:30 pm and 9:15 pm

Matinee prices are $9 for general admission, students, and Brattle members; and $8 for children and seniors. Evening prices are $11 for general admission; $9 for students and Brattle members; and $8 for children and seniors. Double-feature tickets are also available – click the earliest consecutive show time and select the Multi-Feature ticket option.

Tickets may be purchased on-line through the Brattle Theatre website. From the “Calendar” drop-down menu, or the Casablanca webpage, click the “Buy Tickets” button. A nominal fee will be added to all on-line purchases. The Brattle Theatre is located in Brattle Hall at 40 Brattle Street, a block from Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also located in Brattle Hall are Algiers Cafe, Casablanca Restaurant, and Harvard Square Optical. The cinema’s entrance is on the left side of the building – look for the sidewalk poster case and marquee.

The cinema is well-served by public transportation – MBTA bus routes and the subway.

Parking is available at meters around Harvard Square, as well as both validated and non-validated parking garages. The Brattle Theatre box office will validate parking tickets at the Charles Square Garage and the University Place Garage. More information on getting to the Brattle, as well as parking, is available on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the cinema at (617) 876-6837.




Ingrid Bergman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 29, 1915. As Ilsa Lund, wife of escaping freedom-fighter Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), she had no scenes in Casablanca with Peter Lorre, who played the black-market racketeer Ugarte, selling the exit visas they’ll need to travel to Lisbon and then America. Casablanca was a movie neither actor considered very important. In fact, Peter said he made more money playing the roulette wheel on the “Rick’s Gambling Room” set between takes than he did working before the cameras.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin recounts the making of Casablanca through interviews with writer Julius J. Epstein and actor Dan Seymour.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available for the Kindle and Nook, as well as hard-back and soft-bound editions.