June 26 is the 118th anniversary of Peter Lorre's birthday in 1904, but
this month, no Lorre movies will be shown on the
Turner Classic Movies
channel. As other channels schedule Peter's movies, they will be posted
here.
All times shown are Eastern Standard.
Peter Lorre’s page on the
TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled
on various television channels over a 2-week period.
June, 2022
It's a rare month that the Turner Classic Movies channel does not run at
least one Lorre film. Other channels have scheduled some.
June 7 (Tues), 9:50 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea (1961)
June 8 (Wed), 7:15 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea (1961)
June 15 (Thurs), 3:40 pm, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).
Peter plays Gino, bodyguard to a ganster (Steve Cochran) whose beautiful wife
(Michele Morgans) escapes to Cuba with the chauffeur (Bob Cummings).
June 16 (Thurs), 1:35 am, MeTV channel – Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "The Diplomatic
Corpse" (CBS, Dec. 8, 1957).
June 28 (Tues), 7:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1947). Peter Lorre plays
Inspector Slimane, who pursues the infamous Pepe Le Moko (Tony Martin) in the Casbah.
Shown on the British television channel Talking Pictures TV.
June 28 (Tues), 10 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950). Shown on the British television channel Talking Pictures TV.
Sneak Peek at July, 2022
A quick look at Lorre movies in July on TCM.
July 3 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943).
July 3 (Sun), 2 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942).
July 15 (Fri), 4 pm, TCM – The Big Circus (1959).
July 17 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940).
July 19 (Tues), 4:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days
(1956).
July 26 (Tues), 12:15 pm, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940).
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!
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