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!

Christmas with Lorre Movies on TV

Finish out the year of 2023 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.

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December, 2023

Cary Grant is the "Star of the Month" on the Turner Classic Movies channe, and Eddie Muller welcomes Peter to "Noir Alley".

Dec 1 (Fri), 2:30 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). TCM kicks off a month-long salute to Cary Grant, including this dark comedy about a theater critic (Grant) who finds out his two sweet elderly aunts (Jean Adair and Josephine Hull) are poisoning lonely old gentlemen and burying them in the cellar.

Dec 2 (Sat), 12 midnight, TCM – Black Angel (1947). Eddie Muller, the "Czar of Noir", brings to his Saturday night "Noir Alley" this mystery film starring Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent.

Dec 3 (Sun), 10 am, TCM – Black Angel (1947). Miss last night's midnight showing of Eddie Muller's "Noir Alley"? Here's the Sunday morning replay.

Dec 9 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV – The Raven (1963). Saturday night horror host Svengoolie presents this American International Pictures horror-comedy, starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and Boris Karloff – as well as a young Jack Nicholson.

Dec 14 (Thurs), 12:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Dec 20 (Wed), 4 pm, MeTV – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).

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Sneak Peek at January, 2024

Kick off a fresh new year of Lorre films on television in January.

Jan 2 (Tues), 6 am, TCM – Quicksand (1950). In the wee hours of January 2 to the early morning of January 3, TCM salutes Mickey Rooney with several Rooney films, including the only movie he made with Peter Lorre.

Jan 8 (Mon), 1:30 pm, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). TCM's Daytime Theme is "Starving Artists", including the first of two films Peter made with Charles Boyer.

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 28 (Sun), 3:45 pm, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). The Fred Astaire musical comedy featuring a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

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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 makes an excellent Christmas gift for the Lorre fan in your life! Find it on these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Holiday Season with Lorre Movies on TV

November begins the holiday season and 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.


November, 2023

Catch a few Lorre films on TCM, the Movies!Network, and Britain's Talking Pictures TV.

Nov 5 (Sun), 2:35 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950). Peter Lorre and Mickey Rooney co-star in this independent film about an auto mechanic (Rooney) who sinks into a life of crime.

Nov 12 (Sun), 10:45 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950).

Nov 15 (Wed), 1:30 pm, TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). The TCM daytime theme is "Old Dark Houses Mysteries" with a day or horror and mystery films set in spooky houses, including the Kay Kyser musical-comedy set in an isolated mansion where Kay and his band are hired to play for a debutant's 21st birthday party, attended by Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi.

Nov 17 (Fri), 1:30 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The TCM daytime theme is "Film Noir Heavies", including this film noir classic featuring two heavies who became a screen team in the early 1940s – Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.

Nov 22 (Wed), 2 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). The daytime theme is "All-Star Casts", including this extravanganza about the Victorian gentleman (David Niven) who bets he can travel around the world in 80 days and encounters the biggests stars in Hollywood during his journey.

Nov 26 (Sun), 6 am, Talking Pictures TV – My Fvourite Brunette (1946).


Sneak Peek at December, 2023

Here's a look at Lorre films on TCM in December.

Dec 1 (Fri), 2:30 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). In December, TCM's "Star of the Month" is Cary Grant, including this dark comedy about a theater critic (Grant) who finds out his two sweet elderly aunts (Jean Adair and Josephine Hull) are poisoning lonely old gentlemen and burying them in the cellar.

Dec 2 (Sat), 12 midnight, TCM – Black Angel (1946). Eddie Muller, the "Czar of Noir", brings to his Saturday night "Noir Alley" this mystery film starring Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent.

Dec 3 (Sun), 10 am, TCM – Black Angel (1946). Missed the midnight showing of "Noir Alley"? Here's the Sunday morning replay.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Halloween on SiriusXM Includes Lorre

During the week of Monday, October 30, 2023, the Radio Classics channel continues its celebration of Halloween with horror and Halloween-themed radio shows, including Peter Lorre’s Inner Sanctum Mysteries episode “Death is a Joker”.

The two-hour block of spooky old-time radio tales include ~

• Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “Death is a Joker” (June 10, 1944)
• Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “Dead Man’s Vengeance” (October 7, 1944)
• The Witch’s Tale, “Graveyard Mansion” (March 6, 1933)
• The Witch’s Tale, “Devil’s Number” (December 12, 1935)

“Death is a Joker” will air on these days and times ~

Tuesday, October 31 ~
11 pm Pacific

Wednesday, November 1 ~
2 am Eastern

Friday, November 3 ~
7 am Pacific
10 am Eastern

The full schedule for the week of Monday, October 30, through Sunday, November 5, 2023, is available on the website of Radio Classics host Greg Bell.

SiriusXM airs the Radio Classics channel 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? A 30-day trial may be purchased for $1 through the SiriusXM radio website.

Originally broadcast on Inner Sanctum Mysteries on June 10, 1944, “Death is a Joker” now survives only as an episode of the AFRS program Mystery Playhouse – and hosted by Peter Lorre, who has the unique opportunity of introducing himself on his own program!

Happy listening – and happy Halloween!

Lugosi Birthday Block Includes Lorre

Halloween is on the way, and during the week of October 16 to October 22, 2023, Greg Bell will host the birthday of horror legend Bela Lugosi on the Radio Classics channel, airing over the satellite radio provider SiriusXM.

And the Lugosi celebration has a treat for Lorre fans, too – an episode of Peter’s 1947 summer series Mystery in the Air.

The Lugosi birthday block includes ~

• Suspense, “The Doctor Prescribed Death” – February 2, 1943
• Mystery in the Air, “The Mask of Medusa” – September 4, 1947
• The Abbott and Costello Show, with guest Bela Lugosi – May 5, 1948
• The Mel Blanc Show – March 18, 1947

The programs will air on these dates and times ~

Monday, October 16 ~
3 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern

Friday, October 20 ~
5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern

Saturday, October 21 ~
9 pm Pacific

Sunday, October 22 ~
12 midnight Eastern

The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on host 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? A three-month trial is also available for one dollar, plus fees and taxes, through the SiriusXM radio website.

Peter Lorre worked with Bela Lugosi in the horror-comedy You’ll Find Out (1940), starring bandleader Kay Kyser. With Boris Karloff, Lorre and Lugosi played villains out to murder a young debutante before her 21st birthday in order to get control of her aunt’s estate. Hired to entertain at the debutante’s birthday party, Kay and his Kollege of Musical Knowledge band foil the trio’s plans.

On September 25, 1940, Kay Kyser hosted Peter Lorre, Bela Lugosi, and Boris Karloff on his weekly radio show, Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge.

Sadly, that program has apparently been lost – but You’ll Find Out is available on DVD, as well as occasional showings on the Turner Classic Movies channel.

Lorre Classic in Frederick, Maryland

As part of their “Wonder Book Classic Film Series”, the historic Weinberg Center, located in Frederick, Maryland, will screen The Maltese Falcon (1941) on Thursday, October 12, 2023.

The movie begins at 7:30 pm.

Admission is $7 for adults; $5 for children, FAC members, military service members, seniors age 62 and older, and students; and $4 for City employees.

Tickets may be purchased at the Weinberg Center box-office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Weinberg Center website. On The Maltese Falcon webpage, click the “Buy Tickets” button. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Weinberg Center is located at 20 West Patrick Street in the heart of historic Frederick, Maryland.

Parking is available at several parking decks in downtown Frederick. Closest to the Weinberg Center are the Court Street garage and the West Patrick garage. Parking information, as well as directions to the venue, are available on the Weinberg Center website.

The Weinberg Center opened in 1926 as the Tivoli, an elegant theater that could present both silent movies (accompanied by the cinema’s Wurlitzer organ) and stage shows. And in 1940, Jack Warner, head of Warner Bros Studio, had a hand in the installation of air conditioning to the Tivoli.

After falling into disrepair in the 1950s, the Tivoli was purchased by Dan and Alyce Weinberg, and today, the Weinberg Center presents classic movies and a variety of live performances throughout the year, including the “Wonder Book Classic Film Series”, sponsored by Wonder Book, a local bookshop offering new, used, rare, and collectibles items, such as Peter Lorre radio shows on vinyl records and films on DVD.

The full schedule is available on the venue’s website.

Lorre Classic Scheduled for Fundraiser

The Nancy Painter Foundation will present a special showing of Casablanca (1942) as a fundraiser on the rooftop of the historic Montalban Theatre on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.

Tickets to the event include a cocktail and popcorn. A raffle will be held after the movie.

Admission to the event is $75 for a single ticket and $100 for two tickets. Tickets must be booked in advance through the Nancy Painter Foundation website.

Doors open at 6 pm, with Casablanca beginning at sundown at 7:15 pm.

The open-air cinema on the Montalban’s roof includes a large screen, projector, noise-cancelling head-phones, freshly popped popcorn, and blankets if the night is chilly.

The Nancy Painter Foundation seeks to provide emotional and financial support to single mothers and their children who are living on the street or about to become homeless. Donating to the Foundation assists these families in turning their lives around.

The Montalban Theatre is located at 1615 Vine Street, in Los Angeles, California.

Patrons may enter through the cinema’s main entrance on Vine Street.

Parking is available in the Modern Parking Inc lot, located next to the Montalban at 1627 Vine Street, in Los Angeles.

Moto Film Scheduled for Syracuse Cinephile Event

Peter Lorre’s intrepid detective Mr. Moto is no stranger to the movie fans at the Syracuse Cinephile Society of Syracuse, New York!

On Monday, October 9, 2023, Mr. Moto makes his third appearance at the twice-yearly film festival when Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938), number 5 in the Mr. Moto series, opens a mystery double-bill with Grand Central Murder (1942), starring Van Heflin and Virginia Grey.

All films in the series begin at 7 pm in a special screening room at the Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurant, located at 689 North Clinton Street in Syracuse, New York. Parking is available in the lot beside the restaurant.

Planning to come for dinner before the show? The Cinephile Society recommends arriving no later than 6 pm in order to finish dinner by 7 pm.

Directions to the Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurant are available on the Cinephile Society's website.

Admission to the Syracuse Cinephile Society event is $3.50 for Cinephile members, and $4 for non-members. Annual membership in the Syracuse Cinephile Society may be purchased for $5.

The 2023 Fall Schedule began on Monday, September 11, and will run until Monday, December 4, 2023. The full schedule for the Monday Night Series is available on the Syracuse Cinephile Society website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of the Mr. Moto series, including interviews with Norman Foster, who directed Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938) and five other Moto films; and Harvey Parry, who doubled for Peter on stunts throughout the Moto series, as well as several movies at Warner Bros. in the 1940s.

Although initially interested in playing the globe-trotting Japanese importer for whom detecting is a hobby, Peter soon grew of the character. Continually addressed as "Mr. Moto" by the public, playing Mr. Moto in sketches on the radio variety series of the late 1930s, and getting few opportunities to appear in non-Moto projects at 20th Century-Fox all added to Peter’s disappointment with the series.

In 2006 and 2007, 20th Century-Fox remastered and restored all eight of the Moto films, hired John Cork and his production company Cloverland to produce a unique documentary – including interviews with Stephen Youngkin – for each movie, and released the series in two DVD box-sets with additional extras.

Each box-set, as well as The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, may be purchased through the DVD section of The Lost One website.

Spooky October with Lorre Movies on TV

October brings Halloween, and although Peter Lorre was not considered a "horror film actor", but a supporting player in mystery and suspense films, Lorre fans will find a number of his movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as other channels, including Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.


October, 2023

October means horror films, on TCM, and that includes Peter's Mad Love and the Halloween classic comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace, with more Lorre treats on the Movies!Network and Britain's Talking Pictures TV.

Oct 1 (Sun), 5:30 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The Halloween classic comedy is the story of a theatre critic (Cary Grant) who marries the girl next door (Priscilla Lane) and find out his sweel elderly aunts in Brooklyn (Jean Adair and Josephine Hull) have an unusual "charity". Complicating the situation are the murderous brother (Raymond Massey) and his personal plastic surgeon (Peter Lorre).

Oct 2 (Mon), 6 am, TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957). TCM salutes the birthday of comedian Groucho Marx with a day of Marx Brothers movies, including this all-star Irwin Allen extravaganza.

Oct 3 (Tues), 1:30 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct 5 (Thurs), Movies! Network – The channel presents a mini-LorreFest with four Lorre movies back-to-back, including ~

• 12:45 pm – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• 2:10 pm – The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
• 3:40 pm – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• 5:45 pm – The Conspirators (1944)

Oct 5 (Thurs), 2 am, Movies! Network – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). Lorre stars as a mild-mannered author of detective novels who finds himself investigating a real murderer.

Oct 6 (Fri), 11:45 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct 7 (Sat), 10 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The TCM primetime features a "Josephine Hull Double Feature" of Harvey (1950), followed by the Halloween classic Arsenic and Old Lace. Note – In Canada, TCM will show Four Wives (1939) instead of Arsenic and Old Lace.

Oct 10 (Tues), 9:25 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct 11 (Wed), 12:15 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Oct 12 (Thurs), Movies! Network – The channel presents a mini-LorreFest with three Lorre movies back-to-back, including ~

• 10:05 pm – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• 11:30 pm – The Conspirators (1944)
• 1:40 am – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

Oct 15 (Sun), 7 am, Antenna TV – The Jack Benny Program (Jan 22, 1963).

Oct 16 (Mon), 10:05 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct 18 (Wed), 00:55 am, Talking Pictures TV – Face Behind the Mask (1941). Cellar Club with Carolin Munroe introduces the movie.

Oct 19 (Thurs), Movies! Network – The channel presents a mini-LorreFest with four Lorre movies shown, including ~

• 6 am – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• 11:40 am – The Conspirators (1944)
• 8 pm – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• 10:05 pm – The Conspirators (1944)

Oct 22 (Sun), Movies! Network – The channel presents a mini-LorreFest with two Lorre movies in the same day, including ~

• 6:25 am – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• 8 pm – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Oct 22 (Sun), 8:55 am, Talking Pictures TV – I Was an Adventuress (1940).

Oct 26 (Thurs), Movies! Network – The channel presents a mini-LorreFest with three Lorre movies in the same day, including ~

• 12:15 pm – The Conspirators (1944)
• 4:55 pm – The Face Behind the Mask (1940)
• 6:25 pm – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Oct 28 (Sat), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct 28 (Sat), 10:15 pm, TCM – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). The TCM primetime is "Remake and Original" of Alfred Hitchcock's remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1950) with James Stewart and Doris Day, followed by the original The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) with Peter Lorre in his first English-speaking role, and Leslie Banks and Edna Best.

Oct 29 (Sun), Movies! Network – The channel presents a Lorre double-feature ~

• 8 pm – The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
• 9:30 pm – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)

Oct 30 (Sat), 9 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). The TCM daytime theme is "TCM Terror-Thon" of classic horror movies, including Peter's first American film Mad Love (1935). Note – In Canada, The Beast With Five Fingers (1946) will be shown instead of Mad Love.


Sneak Peek at November, 2023

Here's a look at Lorre films on TCM in November.

Nov 15 (Wed), 1:30 pm, TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). The daytime theme is "Murder in the House" with a day of horror and mystery films set in spooky houses, including this Kay Kyser musical-comedy in which bandleader Kay and his band play at a debutant's 21st birthday, attended by Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi.

Nov 17 (Fri), 1:30 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The daytime theme is "Film-Noir", with a day of noir detective films, including this Lorre classic involving a fabulous golden jewel-encrusted statuette.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Gettysburg WW2 Weekend Includes Lorre Classic

A weekend of events commemorating World War II in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, kicks off with a showing of the WW2 Peter Lorre classic Casablanca (1942) at the historic Majestic Theater on Thursday, September 14, 2023.

The movie will begin at 7 pm.

Admission is $8 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the Majestic box-office. Tickets may be also be purchased through the Majestic website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Majestic Theater is located at 25 Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, PA. Metered parking is available on the street in front of the theater, with a parking garage located in Race Horse Alley, directly behind the theater. More information about parking, as well as directions to the cinema, are available on the Majestic website.

“1943: America At War” is this year’s theme as the National Park Service salutes World War II at the Eisenhower National Historic Site, the Gettysburg home of President Dwight Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, who bought a farm outside this small town after serving two terms in the White House.

The World War II weekend will run from Friday, September 15, to Sunday, September 17, 2023. Events include a Living History Camp, ranger-guided walking tours, tours of the Eisenhower home, speakers, and exhibits. The full schedule is available on the National Park Service website.

Lorre at Two London Cinemas in September

Lorre fans in London, England, will have several opportunities to catch Peter on the big screen in September, 2023, when two cinemas show the classic films Casablanca (1942) and The Maltese Falcon (1941).

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The Prince Charles Cinema, located in Leicester Square, will screen a 35mm print of Casablanca on these dates and times ~

• September 9, Saturday – 5:30 pm
• September 11, Monday – 3:50 pm
• September 22, Friday – 6:30 pm

Monday through Friday matinee prices are £6 for cinema members and £10.50 for non-members and carers. Evening admission is £11 for cinema members, £14 for non-members, and £14 for carers (CEA Card).

Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through the venue’s website. Tickets purchased online will be charged a nominal booking fee. More information about ticket prices and booking is available on the venue’s website.

The Prince Charles Cinema is located at 7 Leicester Place, at the northeast corner of Leicester Square, in London, England. The closest tube stations are Leicester Square and Picadilly Circus.

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The British Film Institute, located on the Southbank, will screen in 4k The Maltese Falcon on these dates and times ~

• September 10, Sunday – 11:50 am
• September 26, Tuesday – 8:55 pm

Tickets are £9 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through the venue’s website. Tickets purchased online will be charged a nominal booking fee.

The BFI Southbank is located on Belvedere Road, Southbank, in London, England. Please enter through the Riverfront and Theatre Avenue entrances. The closest tube stations are Waterloo (South Bank exit), Embankment and Charing Cross (cross Hungerford Bridge to reach the South Bank).

Bogart Fest in Palo Alto Includes Lorre

The historic Stanford Theatre, located in Palo Alto, California, begins a “Best of Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn” festival on Friday, September 8, 2023, and included on the schedule are two films Bogart made with his onscreen and off-screen pal Peter Lorre.

Casablanca (1942) will open the festival the weekend of September 8 on a double-bill with Roman Holiday (1953).

Beat the Devil (1954) will close the festival the weekend of September 29 on a double-bill with How to Steal a Million (1966).

Casablanca will be shown these days and times ~

Friday, September 8 ~
5:35 pm and 9:40 pm

Saturday, September 9 ~
5:35 pm and 9:40 pm

Sunday, September 10 ~
5:35 pm and 9:40 pm

Beat the Devil will be shown these days and times ~

Friday, September 29 ~
5:50 pm and 9:45 pm

Saturday, September 30 ~
5:50 pm and 9:45 pm

Sunday, October 1 ~
5:50 pm and 9:45 pm

The full schedule is available on the Stanford Theatre website.

Before and after the 7:30 pm showings of Roman Holiday September 8 to 10; and How to Steal a Million September 29 to October 1, one of the Stanford’s “Masters of the Mighty Wurlitzer” will play the Wurlitzer theater organ during the intermission.

Admission is $7 for adults, and $5 for youth (18 and under) and seniors (65 and over). Tickets may be purchased at the box office on the day of the show.

The Stanford Theatre is located at 221 University Avenue in Palo Alto, California. Look for the cinema’s large neon marquee – a landmark along University Avenue in the downtown area.

Parking is available at meters along the street in front of the cinema, as well as two parking garages within two blocks of the Stanford. The Bryant / Lytton Parking Garage is located at 445 Bryant Avenue, one block north of University Avenue. The High Street Parking Garage is located at 528 High Street, one block south of University Avenue.

More information about parking is available on the Stanford Theatre's website.

For more information, please call the Stanford Theatre at 650-324-3700.

Star Trek Salute Includes Lorre

The week of September 4, 2023, old-time radio host Greg Bell celebrates the anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s landmark science-fiction TV series Star Trek with a two-hour block of radio shows scripted by Trek writers Roddenberry, Theodore Sturgeon, and Robert Bloch, as well as an episode starring Trek regular DeForest Kelley, who played the Enterprise doctor Dr. McCoy.

Airing on the Radio Classics channel over the satellite radio service SiriusXM, the block includes an episode of Peter Lorre’s mid-1940s series for the Armed Forces Radio Service Mystery Playhouse – “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper”, originally airing over NBC on the series Mollé Mystery Theatre, Tuesday, February 27, 1945.

The schedule ~

• X-Minus One, “Mr. Costello, Hero” (July 3, 1956) – Written by Theodore Sturgeon
• Mollé Mystery Theatre, “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper” (February 27, 1945) – Written by Robert Bloch
• Suspense, "Fleshpeddler" (August 8, 1957) – With DeForest Kelley
• Have Gun, Will Travel, “Helen of Abajinian” (January 4, 1959) – Written by Gene Roddenberry

The programs will air these days and times ~

Tuesday, September 5 ~
7 am Pacific
10 am Eastern

Friday, September 8 ~
7 pm Pacific
10 pm Eastern

Sunday, September 10 ~
11 am Pacific
2 pm Eastern

The Radio Classics channel airs over Channel 148 on the SiriusXM dial. Subscribers may listen to the channel through their car radio, computer, or the SiriusXM app on their cell phone. Not a subscriber? Take SiriusXM for a three-month test drive for just one dollar.

Star Trek began its 3-year run on September 8, 1966. Robert Bloch, who scripted three episodes of Star Trek, wrote the original short story "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" for the magazine Weird Tales in 1943.

Peter Lorre also has another tie to the original Star Trek series. His first wife, Celia Lovsky, appeared in the second season opener, “Amok Time”, airing on September 15, 1967. In this Spock-featured episode, the Vulcan science officer Spock must return to his home planet and marry his betrothed. Officiating at the wedding – the Vulcan priestess T’Pau, played by Celia Lovsky.

Happy listening!

Fall into Fall with Lorre Movies on TV

September means the fall, the start of the holiday season, and a handful of Peter Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as other channels, including Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.


September, 2023

September means autumn and the holiday season soon on the way. Catch these Lorre films on television.

Sept 3 (Sun), 3 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946). Peter Lorre plays Gino, bodyguard to a vicious gangster (Steve Cochran) in this film noir set in Miami, Florida.

Sept 6 (Wed), 5:45 am, Movies! Network – Hollywood Steps Out (1941). An animated Peter Lorre joins other animated Hollywood stars in this cartoon from the early 1940s.

Sept 7 (Thurs), 9:35 pm, ScreenPix Voices – Tales of Terror (1962). Peter plays Montressor Herringbone, a drunkard who drives his wife (Joyce Jameson) into the arms of an expert wine taster (Vincent Price) – and then takes revenge.

Sept 8 (Fri), 11:10 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Sept 8 (Fri), 11:30 am, ScreenPix Voices – Tales of Terror (1962).

Sept 12 (Tues), 2 pm, TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944). The daytime theme is "Hollywood Stars as Themselves", including this all-star musical featuring Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.

Sept 25 (Mon), 5:15 am, TCM – The Cross of Lorraine (1943). The primetime theme is "How to Escape from Nazis", including this war-time drama set in a German prisoner of war camp.


Sneak Peek at October, 2023

October means Halloween and some Lorre horror movies on TCM.

Oct 2 (Mon), 6 am, TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957). TCM salutes the birthday of Groucho Marx with a day of Marx Brothers movies, beginning with this all-star extravaganza about good and evil.

Oct 7 (Sat), 10 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). TCM presents a double-feature of movies starring Josephine Hull, including this dark comedy about two sweet old ladies (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) with an unusual hobby. Note – In Canada, TCM will show Four Wives (1939) instead of Arsenic and Old Lace.

Oct 16 (Mon), 10:30 am, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The daytime theme is "Morocco", including this classic romance set in the North African city of World War II refugees and the people who prey on them.

Oct 28 (Sat), 10:15 pm, TCM – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). TCM presents a double-feature of The Man Who Knew Too Much, beginning with the 1956 remake, followed by the 1934 original, which was Peter Lorre's first English-speaking movie role.

Oct 30 (Mon), 9 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). Halloween is on the way, and TCM salutes the holiday with a day of "Halloween Horror", including Peter Lorre's first American movie. Note – In Canada, TCM will show The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), instead of Mad Love.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Upstate New York Series Includes Lorre Mystery

The historic Capitol Theatre, located in Rome, New York, ends its 6-movie series “Great American Novels Made Into Great American Movies” with a showing of the Dashiell Hammett mystery classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

The program will begin at 7:30 pm.

Admission is $7 for adults; $6 for seniors, veterans, and students; $5 for Friends of the Capitol Theatre; and $3 for children age 12 and under.

Tickets may be purchased at the cinema box-office. Tickets may also be purchased through the venue’s website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Capitol Theatre is located at 220 West Dominick Street in Rome, New York.

Parking is available on West Dominick Street in front of the theater. Parking is also available in a lot off Erie Boulevard.

The film series was presented in conjunction with Jervis Public Library and the Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop, located at 236 West Dominick Street, in Rome, New York.

The Maltese Falcon stars Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, and several Warner Bros. stock players. Detective Sam Spade (Bogart) is drawn into a hunt for a golden falcon statuette, covered in gems, by a trio of international criminals (Astor, Lorre, and Greenstreet) anxious to obtain the statuette for themselves.

For more information, please contact the Capitol Theatre box-office at 315-337-6453.

SiriusXM Hitchcock Birthday Salute Includes Lorre

During the week of August 7, 2023, Lorre fans will have the opportunity to enjoy an episode of Peter’s 1947 summer series Mystery in the Air when the satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs “The Lodger” as a segment of director Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday block.

The birthday block includes the hour-long Lux Radio Theatre, “Strangers on a Train” (December 2, 1951); Mystery in the Air, “The Lodger” (August 14, 1947); and The Academy Award Theatre, “Shadow of a Doubt” (September 11, 1946).

Host Greg Bell will begin the Hitchcock birthday block on these dates and times ~

Wednesday, August 9 –
11 am Pacific
2 pm Eastern

Thursday, August 10 –
11 pm

Friday, August 11 –
2 am Eastern

Sunday, August 13 –
7 pm Pacific
10 pm Eastern

Mystery in the Air, “The Lodger”, will air these dates and times ~

Wednesday, August 9 –
12 noon Pacific
3 pm Eastern

Friday, August 11 –
12 midnight
3 am Eastern

Sunday, August 13 –
8 pm Pacific
11 pm Eastern

SiriusXM airs Radio Classics over channel 148. Subscribers may also listen to the programs over the internet or the SiriusXM app. Log-in with your User ID and password. Not a subscriber? A trial is also available for a nominal price through the SiriusXM radio website.

Alfred Hitchcock was born on August 14, 1899. The accomplished director of mystery and suspense hired Peter Lorre for the part of Abbott, the gang leader, in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), and later brought him back to England for a supporting role in Secret Agent (1936). In the 1950s, Peter Lorre appeared in two episodes of Hitchcock’s weekly television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Peter Lorre’s radio series Mystery in the Air replaced The Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Show for 13 weeks during the summer of 1947, beginning with “The Tell-Tale Heart” on July 3 and ending with “Crime and Punishment” on September 25, 1947.

In “The Lodger”, Peter Lorre co-stars with his regular Mystery in the Air cast, including Harry Morgan as “The Voice of Mystery”, Barbara Eiler, Eric Snowden, Raymond Lawrence, Rolfe Sedan, Conrad Binyon, and guest-star Agnes Moorehead, making her second appearance in the series; her first was “The Interruption” (July 24, 1947).

Set in Victorian London in the late 1880s, “The Lodger” features Peter Lorre as the mysterious Mr. Sleuth, who rents a room from a couple looking to make a little extra money in their home. His landlady (Moorehead) soon comes to suspect her Lodger might be the killer of young music hall girls.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discusses Peter’s work with Alfred Hitchcock, as well as his career on radio, beginning in Germany in the early 1930s.

A complete-to-date list of Peter’s radio appearances is available in the appendix of The Lost One.

The book is available through many brick-and-mortar bookshops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon – United States
• Amazon – Canada
• Amazon – United Kingdom

Happy listening!

Cary Grant Fest in Palo Alto Includes Lorre

The historic Stanford Theatre, located in Palo Alto, California, will show the Cary Grant comedy Arsenic and Old Lace (1941) the weekend of August 5 and 6, 2023, as part of their film festival “The Best of Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcock”.

The Peter Lorre classic, on a double-bill with Monkey Business (1952), will be shown at these times ~

• Saturday, August 5 – 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm
• Sunday, August 6 – 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm

Monkey Business will be shown at 5:40 pm and 9:40 pm both days.

The Summer 2023 film festival began Saturday, July 1, 2023, and will run until Sunday, September 3. The full schedule is available on the venue’s website.

Before and after the 7:30 pm showings of Arsenic and Old Lace, one of the Stanford’s “Masters of the Mighty Wurlitzer” will play the Wurlitzer theater organ during the intermission.

Admission is $7 for adults, and $5 for youth (18 and under) and seniors (65 and over). Tickets may be purchased at the box office on the day of the show.

The Stanford Theatre is located at 221 University Avenue in Palo Alto, California. Look for the cinema’s large neon marquee – a landmark along University Avenue in the downtown area.

Parking is available at meters along the street in front of the cinema, as well as two parking garages within two blocks of the Stanford. The Bryant / Lytton Parking Garage is located at 445 Bryant Avenue, one block north of University Avenue. The High Street Parking Garage is located at 528 High Street, one block south of University Avenue.

More information about parking is available on the Stanford Theatre's website.

For more information, please call the Stanford Theatre at 650-324-3700.

Boston Library Virtual Event Includes Lorre

The Kanopy Klub at the Boston Public Library, located in Boston, Massachusetts, invites movie fans to particulate in a virtual discussion of Peter Lorre’s classic Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) on Thursday, August 3, 2023.

Registration is required. To register, eMail Lauren Lepanto at llepanto@bpl.org.

Watch The Man Who Knew Too Much any time through Kanopy, the free on-demand movie and documentary software available through the Boston Public Library.

Then at 7 pm on Thursday, August 3, join the virtual discussion of the movie.

The online event is free for everyone.

BFI Disney Salute Includes Lorre

Throughout July and August, 2023, the British Film Institute series “Making Magic: 100 Years of Disney” with showings of animated and live-action classic films from the Walt Disney Company. In August, the BFI focuses on literary adaptations, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre, and Paul Lukas in the lead roles.

London’s British Film Institute continues its salute to the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney studio with several showings of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) during the month of August, 2023.

The film will be shown on the following dates and times ~

• Friday, August 4 – 6 pm
• Sunday, August 14 – 6:10 pm
• Tuesday, August 22 – 2:20 pm
• Wednesday, August 23 – 8:20 pm

The full schedule is available on the BFI website.

Admission is open to non-members of the BFI, as well as members. Non-members will be charged a per-ticket booking fee of £1 for each ticket sold, to a maximum of £3 per transaction.

Evening and weekend prices are £11 for BFI members, £13 for non-members, and £3 for children 16 and under. For senior citizens (age 60 and above), students, unwaged and disabled visitors who are also BFI members, admission is £9.20, and for non-members £11.20.

Weekday matinee prices are £6 for BFI members, £8 for non-members, and £3 for children 16 and under.

More information about ticket prices is available on the BFI website.

Tickets may be purchased through the BFI box office, located in the main foyer. Tickets may also be purchased online through the BFI website. From the page about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, click the “Buy” button beside the date and time of choice. A Booking Fee will be added to all online purchases.

The BFI Southbank is located on Belvedere Road, on the South Bank of the Thames in London, England. Directions to the BFI are available on the cinema’s website.

Parking is available under the National Theatre or at APCOA South Bank. The Congestion Charge applies. The BFI is also well served by public transportation. The closest underground station is Waterloo. Exit Waterloo by the South Bank exit. More information about public transportation is available on the venue’s website.

Lorre Movies on TV in August

August brings a handful of Peter Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as other channels, including Talking Pictures TV.

American 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.


August, 2023

Every August, TCM presents their "Summer Under the Stars" film festival, devoting each day in the month to a different actor. In years past, Peter Lorre has been among the stars honored with a day, but this year, several of the actors he worked with are on the schedule.

Aug 3 (Thurs), 6:45 am, Talking Pictures TV – My Favorite Brunette (1947). Peter co-stars with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in this comedy mystery.

Aug 4 (Fri), 22:55, Talking Pictures TV – The Raven (1963). Cellar Club with Caroline Munro presents this horror comedy starring Peter Lorre and Vincent Price.

Aug 7 (Mon), 5:30 am, Antenna TV – The Jack Benny Program (Jan 22, 1963).

Aug 10 (Thurs), 6 am, TCM – The Big Circus (1959). TCM salutes Rhonda Fleming with a day of her movies, beginning with the only film she made with Peter Lorre, set in a traveling three-ring circus.

Aug 15 (Tues), 8:15 am, TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957). Ronald Coleman is the "Star of the Day", including the only film he made with Peter Lorre. highlighting the villains and heroes of human history.

Aug 17 (Thurs), 1 am, TCM – My Favorite Brunette (1947). Bob Hope is the "Star of the Day", including this comedy about a baby photographer turned private detective (Hope) and the gang after uranium. Note – In Canada, A Global Affair (1964) will be shown instead.

Aug 18 (Fri), 12 midnight, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM salutes Fred Astaire with a day of movies, including this musical featuring a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

Aug 27 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). TCM salutes Peter Lorre's pal Humphrey Bogart, including this war-time drama about French prisoners escaping from Devil's Island to join the Free French.

Aug 27 (Sun), 10 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM s continues Humphrey Bogart's day with the classic mystery.


Sneak Peek at September, 2023

September brings a handful of Lorre films. TCM's annual "Summer Under the Stars" film festival, and this year, the actors co-starring with Peter Lorre include Rhonda Fleming, Ronald Colman, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, and Humphrey Bogart.

Sept 12 (Tues), 2 pm, TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944). The daytime theme is "Hollywood Stars as Themselves", including this all-star musical featuring Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.

Sept 25 (Mon), 5:15 am, TCM – The Cross of Lorraine (1943). The primetime theme is "World War II POWs", including this war-time drama set in a German prisoner of war camp.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Kentucky Theatre Summer Classics Includes Lorre

The “Summer Classics” film festival at The Kentucky Theatre, located in Lexington, Kentucky, continues with a showing of the Peter Lorre mystery classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

The film will be shown at 1:30 pm and 7:15 pm.

Tickets are $7.75 for all matinee seats; $9.50 for regular evening admission; $7.75 for seniors, students with ID, and children under 12. Kentucky Theatre members may purchase tickets for $7.50 for any showing. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before each show. Tickets may also be purchased through the cinema’s website. Nominal fees and tax will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The historic Kentucky Theatre is located at 214 East Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky.

Parking is available on the streets near the cinema. The Phoenix Garage, located on Water Street, and the Helix Garage, both offer paid parking before 5 pm, and free parking after 5 pm. More information about parking is available on the cinema’s website.

The “Summer Classics” series offers classic live action and animated movies every Wednesday, beginning May 31 and ending on September 6, 2023. The schedule is available on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please contact the Kentucky Theatre at 859-231-6997.

Historic Warner Cascade Continues Studio Anniversary

On February, 1907, the four Warner brothers – Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack – opened their first cinema in New Castle, Pennsylvania. They called it the Cascade Picture Palace. On April 4, 1923, the brothers officially celebrated their incorporation of the Warner Brothers Studio.

And 100 years later, Lorre fans in the New Castle, Pennsylvania, area can enjoy more of Peter’s classic movies in the historic Cascade – now known as the Warner Cascade Theatre Museum – when the cinema continues its celebration of the Warner Bros studio’s 100th anniversary.

The celebration continues throughout the months of July, August, and September, until Thursday, September 28, 2023. The full schedule is available on the Visit Lawrence County Pennsylvania website.

Each Thursday at 12 noon, a free Warner Bros classic film will be shown in the Cascade Theatre.

Lorre films scheduled are ~

• Thursday, July 20 – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• Thursday, August 10 – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• Thursday, September 28 – Casablanca (1942) – 9 am

Admission is free for everyone, but seating is limited.

Co-sponsoring the series are the New Castle Public Library and the Lawrence County Historical Society.

The Warner Cascade Theatre is located at 11 South Mill Street in downtown New Castle, Pennsylvania.

Parking is available in the lot located at the corner of Mill Street and Market Street in New Castle.

Read more about the Cascade Picture Palace on the Cinema Treasures website.

Happy 100th anniversary, Warner Brothers!

Students! Amherst Film Class Includes Lorre!

On Monday, July 17, 2023, the Amherst Cinema, located in Amherst, Massachusetts, local filmmaker and film expert Nina Kleinberg will conduct a seminar on the Peter Lorre classic Casablanca (1942).

Using raw footage, film clips, and production stills, Ms. Kleinberg will discuss the making of Casablanca, with special attention to the work of the director, cameraman, editors, and the cast.

The program begins at 6 pm with the seminar, followed by a showing of Casablanca at 7:30 pm.

Working as a film editor in the 1970s, after graduating film school at the University of Southern California (USC), Ms. Kleinberg has a long-term interest in movies and their history, presenting several programs at Amherst Cinema.

Admission for the event is $25 for the general public, and $20 for Amherst Cinema Members. Tickets may be purchased online through the Amherst Cinema website. A nominal service fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Amherst Cinema is located at 28 Amity Street in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Parking is available in the Bank of America lot during non-banking hours. Cinemagoers may park on 5 pm on Mondays, as well as other days of the week. Bank of America is located at 1 South Pleasant Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. More information about parking is available on the Amherst Cinema website. For more information, contact the cinema at (413) 253-2547.

Lorre Movies on TV in July

Summer in July brings 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.

Peter Lorre’s page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.


July, 2023

Guest programmer Tom Hanks selects a Lorre movie and a series of Las Vegas movies are the highlights on TCM, while Lorre fans in the U.K. or subscribers to the Movies! network can enjoy a variety of Peter's movies this month.

July 1 (Sat), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 2 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). Regular host Ben Mankiewicz welcome actor Tom Hanks as guest programmer for a double-feature, beginning with Casablanca, followed by Jezebel.

July 3 (Mon), 4:15 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

July 5 (Wed), 11:45 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 6 (Thurs), 7:45 am, Movies! Network – The Verdict (1946).

July 9 (Sun), 4:15 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 11 (Tues), 4:30 am, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). The primetime theme is "What Happens in Vegas . . .", and the evening of movies set in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends with this musical comedy about a lucky gambler; Peter has a cameo as a blackjack player.

July 10 (Mon), 7:45 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 12 (Wed), 1:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942). Cellar Club with Caroline Munro presents this horror comedy starring Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff.

July 13 (Thurs), 12:15 am, Movies! Network – The Verdict (1946).

July 14 (Fri), 18:45 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

July 16 (Sun), 8 pm, Movies! Network – The Verdict (1946).

July 18 (Tues), 9:25 am, Talking Pictures TV – I Was an Adventuress (1940).

July 19 (Wed), 11 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

July 20 (Thurs), 10 pm, Movies! Network – The Verdict (1946).

July 20 (Thurs), 8 am, Family Entertainment TV (FETV) – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).

July 21 (Fri), 23 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Tales of Terror (1962). Cellar Club with Caroline Munro presents this horror starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and Basil Rathbone.

July 27 (Thurs), 2 pm, Movies! Network – The Verdict (1946).

July 28 (Fri), 3 pm, Inspire (Insp) – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).

July 29 (Sat), 11:15 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).


Sneak Peek at August, 2023

August brings TCM's annual "Summer Under the Stars" film festival, and this year, the actors co-starring with Peter Lorre include Rhonda Fleming, Ronald Colman, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, and Humphrey Bogart.

Aug 10 (Thurs), 6 am, TCM – The Big Circus (1959). Rhonda Fleming is the star today, including this movie set in a traveling three-ring circus.

Aug 15 (Tues), 8:15 am, TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957). Ronald Colman is the star today, including this movie highlighting the villains and heroes of human history.

Aug 17 (Thurs), 8:15 am, TCM – My Favorite Brunette (1947). Bob Hope is the star today, including this comedy about a baby photographer turned private detective (Hope) and the gang after uranium. Note – In Canada, A Global Affair (1964) will be shown instead.

Aug 19 (Sat), 8:15 am, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). Fred Astaire is the star today, including this musical comedy with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

Aug 27 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). Humphrey Bogart is the star today, including this World War II drama about convicts escaping from the French penal colony in French Guiana.

Aug 27 (Sun), 10 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The day of Humphrey Bogart movies continues with this classic mystery.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

SiriusXM Celebrates Peter Lorre’s Birthday

Over the week of Monday, June 26, 2023, Radio Classics host Greg Bell celebrates Peter Lorre’s birthday with two different 2-hour blocks of Peter’s radio work – plus a Lorre episode of Suspense.

“Peter Lorre Birthday (1)” includes guest appearances on Fred Allen’s show The Texaco Star Theater (January 3, 1943) and Duffy’s Tavern (October 19, 1943); an episode of the anthology series Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull” (March 7, 1943); and finally, an episode of Suspense, “Of Maestro and Man” (July 20, 1944).

“Peter Lorre Birthday (2)” includes an episode from Peter’s own 13-week summer series Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 7, 1947); an episode of the anthology series Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me” (August 30, 1945); and an episode of the Armed Forces Radio Services anthology series Mystery Playhouse, “The Dilemma”, originally airing on Mollé Mystery Theater (November 21, 1944). A Joseph Julian episode of Suspense, “Menace in Wax” (November 17, 1942), ends the block.

In addition to these Lorre programs, Peter’s Suspense episode, “The Devil’s Saint” (January 19, 1943), will air throughout the week.

And in between the programs, Greg Bell offers tidbits of information about Peter's life and career.

The Lorre programs and tributes will air on these dates and times ~

Monday, June 26 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
3 pm Pacific, 6 pm Eastern

Peter Lorre Birthday #2
7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern

Tuesday, June 27 ~
Suspense, “The Devil’s Saint”
10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern

Wednesday, June 28 ~
Birthday #2
1 am Pacific, 4 am Eastern

Thursday, June 29 ~
Birthday #1
3 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern

Friday, June 30 ~
Suspense, “The Devil’s Saint”
10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern

Birthday #2
1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern

Saturday, July 1 ~
Birthday #1
7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern

The full schedule for the week of Monday, June 26, to Sunday, July 2, 2023, 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? A 3-month trial is available for one dollar through the SiriusXM radio website.

The life and career of Peter Lorre is chronicled in the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre by Stephen D. Youngkin, who began his research in the 1970s and interviewed Peter’s brothers Andrew and Francis, his first wife Celia Lovsky, his sister-in-law Barbara through his second wife Karen Verne, his daughter Catherine Lorre, friends, fellow actors, and the directors, producers, and crew who worked with him throughout his career.

These interviews shed light on Peter’s birth on June 26, 1904, his childhood, his early days in theater, his career on film, radio, and television, and his sad final days.

The Appendix of The Lost One includes the most complete list available of Peter’s credits – radio, film, stage, and television.

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

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

El Segundo Cinema Hosts Lorre Classic

Lorre fans in the area of El Segundo, California, can enjoy an early celebration of Peter’s birthday (June 26, 1904) this weekend with a showing of Casablanca (1942) at the Old Town Music Hall on June 24 and 25, 2023.

Casablanca will be shown these dates and times ~

• Saturday, June 24 – 2:30 pm and 7 pm
• Sunday, June 25 – 2:30 pm

Harlan Lebo, author of the book Casablanca: Behind the Scenes (1992), will also appear during the showings. Casablanca: Behind the Scenes may be purchased through Amazon U.S.

Admission is $12 for adults and children, and $10 for seniors age 62 and older. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before show time. Tickets may also be purchased online through the cinema’s website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket.

The Old Town Music Hall is located at 140 Richmond Street, near the Los Angeles International Airport, in El Segundo, California. Directions to the theater are available on the venue’s website.

Parking is available in the lot beside the Old Town Music Hall.

For more information, please contact the cinema at 310-322-2592.

Summer Film Festivals Include Lorre Classic

Summer has begun, and many movie theaters host festivals of classic movies. This year, The Maltese Falcon (1941) is on the calendar of two cinemas – the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas; and the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio.

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On Sunday, June 18, 2023, the historic Paramount Theatre, located in Austin, Texas, celebrates the Hustons – director John Huston and his father Walter Huston – with a double-feature including The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The Treasure of the Sierre Madre (1948).

The Maltese Falcon will begin at 2 pm. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre will follow at 4:10 pm.

Tickets are $11 for adults, which covers both movies. Tickets may be purchased at the box-office. Tickets may also be purchased online through Paramount website.

The Paramount Theatre is located at 712 Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas.

Parking is available at the One American Center parking garage, located at 600 Congress Avenue, one block from the Paramount. Parking is also available at meters throughout downtown Austin. More information about parking, as well as directions to the cinema, may be found on the Paramount Theatre website.

Now in its 49th season, the film festival began on Friday, May 26, 2023, and runs until Saturday, September 2, 2023. The schedule is available on the Paramount website.

For more information, please call the Paramount at 512-472-5470.

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On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, the Ohio Theatre, located in Columbus, Ohio, will show The Maltese Falcon (1941) as part of its CAPA (Columbus Association for the Performing Arts) Summer Movie Series.

The film begins at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $6 standard, and $5 for seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the CBUSArts Ticket Center, located at 39 East State Street in Columbus, Ohio. Tickets may also be purchased online through the CAPA website, or by phone at 614-469-0939. Tickets purchased online will be charged a nominal booking fee.

The historic Ohio Theatre is located 39 East State Street, in downtown Columbus, Ohio, between Third and High streets and across the street from the Ohio Statehouse.

Parking is available in several lots in downtown Columbus. Closest is the Columbus Commons Underground Garage, located 191 South Third Street in Columbus, Ohio. This garage includes an elevator to the Ohio Theatre. More information about parking is available on the CAPA website.

Now in its 54th season, the CAPA Summer Movie Series begins on Thursday, June 15, and runs until Sunday, July 16, 2023. The schedule is available on the CAPA website.

For more information, please call the Ohio Theatre at 614-469-0939.

Lorre Classic in Australian Cinema

The historic Astor Theatre, located in the St. Kilda area of Melbourne, Australia, will show Casablanca (1942) on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

Casablanca will be shown at 4:30 pm.

Tickets are $19.50 for adults, $18 for Concessions, and $17 for members of the Palace Movie Club. Tickets may be purchased at the Astor box-office, which opens between 1 hour and 30 minutes before the start of the first program of the day. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Astor website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Astor Theatre is located at the corner of Chapel Street and Dandenong Road in St. Kilda. Parking is available along Chapel Street. A parking lot is also available off Chapel Street. The Astor is also well-served by public transportation, including trams and trains. More information about parking is available on the Astor’s website.

Opening in 1936, the Astor Theatre is the last single-screen cinema in Melbourne, Australia. With its golden curtains parting to reveal the screen before the movie begins, its stalls and dress circle, Lorre fans entering the Astor can step back in time to enjoy an evening at the cinema as moviegoers would have experienced it when Peter’s movies – and Casablanca – were originally shown.

Happy viewing!

AFI Silver Celebrates Warners’ 100th Anniversary

From late April to mid-July, 2023, the AFI Silver, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Warner Bros. studio with a special series of classics, including Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

“Warner Bros. Centennial, Part One” begins Friday, April 28, and ends Thursday, July 13, 2023. The full schedule is available on the cinema’s website.

The Maltese Falcon will be shown these dates and times ~

• June 10, Saturday – 5 pm
• June 12, Monday – 12:30 pm
• June 14, Wednesday – 9:10 pm
• June 15, Thursday – 12 noon

Casablanca will be shown these dates and times ~

• June 16, Thursday – 4:20 pm and 7:15 pm
• June 17, Saturday – 5 pm
• June 18, Sunday – 5 pm
• June 19, Monday – 4:30 pm
• June 20, Tuesday – 12:10 pm, 2:20 pm, and 4:30 pm
• June 21, Wednesday – 12:10 pm, 2:20 pm, and 4:30 pm
• June 22, Thursday – 12:10 pm, 2:20 pm, and 4:30 pm

Arsenic and Old Lace will be shown these dates and times ~

• June 24, Saturday – 2:05 pm
• June 26, Monday – 2 pm
• June 29, Thursday – 7 pm

Ticket prices are $13 General Admission; $11 for seniors (age 65 and older), students, and military with valid ID; and $8 for children age 12 and under; $11 for AFI members (2-star level and higher); and $10 for matinee showings, weekdays before 5 pm; and Saturday and Sundays before noon..

Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens approximately 30 minutes before the first scheduled screening each day. Tickets may also be purchased through the AFI Silver website. More information about tickets is available on the website.

The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road, at the intersection of Colesville Road and Georgia Avenue, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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, Maryland. Parking at the Wayne Avenue garage is free on weekends.

Directions to the cinema, as well as information about parking and public transportation, may be found on the AFI Silver website.

Lorre Classic at the New Beverly Cinema

Lorre fans in the area of Los Angeles, California, can enjoy Peter on the big screen this weekend when the New Beverly Cinema shows a 35mm print of the Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) this weekend as part of their “Kiddee Matinee” series.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will be shown on 2 pm on Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Ticket prices are $10 for all seats. Young patrons age 12 and under will get a free bag of popcorn.

Tickets may be purchased online through the New Beverly website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The New Beverly Cinema is located at 7165 Beverly Boulevard, one block west of La Brea Avenue, in Los Angeles, California.

Parking is available on Beverly Boulevard and Formosa Avenue. The New Beverly is also served by public transportation. More information about parking and MTA lines is available on the cinema’s website.

Lorre Movies on TV in June

Summer in June brings 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.

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, 2023

A birthday tribute to a Lorre co-star and a visit to Noir Alley are the highlights this month on TCM.

June 8 (Thurs), 6 pm, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). The daytime theme is a birthday salute to Alexis Smith, including the only movie she made with Peter Lorre.

June 10 (Sat), 12:30 am, TCM – The Verdict (1946). The "Czar of Noir" Eddie Muller presents this Victorian mystery in which neighbors and best friends (Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet) team up to solve a murder committed in a locked room.

June 11 (Sun), 10 am, TCM – The Verdict (1946). Missed "Noir Alley" last night? Here's the encore showing!

June 15 (Thurs), 7:35 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

June 16 (Fri), 11:20 am, Fox Movies Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

June 20 (Tues), 11:30 am, Fox Movies Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).


Sneak Peek at July, 2023

July brings a handful of Lorre movies.

July 2 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). TCM celebrates the Fourth of July weekend with a series of patriotic movies, including this classic set in the North African city.

July 11 (Tues), 4:30 am, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). The primetime theme is "What Happens in Vegas . . .", including this musical comedy about a lucky gambler, with a cameo by Peter as a blackjack player.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!