March brings the annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival on the
Turner Classic Movies
channel, as well as Lorre films on
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.
March, 2023
TCM salutes "31 Days of Oscar", including several Peter Lorre films that
have won or been nominated for an Academy Award.
Mar. 2 (Thurs), 2:30 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days
(1956). The primetime theme is "Literary Adaptations", ncluding
this winner of the "Best Picture" Oscar, adapted from the novel by
Jules Verne.
Mar. 5 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). "31 Days of
Oscar" salutes "Romance", including this winner of the
Oscar for "Best Picture of 1943", the year Casablanca
went into general release.
Mar. 7 (Tues), 4 pm, MeTV channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander
Portlass Story" (March 16, 1960).
Mar. 7 (Tues), 10:55 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The
Comedy of Terrors (1964).
Mar. 10 (Fri), 2 am, Inspire TV channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander
Portlass Story" (March 16, 1960).
Mar. 15 (Wed), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the
Sea (1960).
Mar. 16 (Thurs), 7:30 am, Antenna TV channel – The Jack Benny Program
(Jan. 22, 1963).
Mar. 19 (Sun), 6 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah
(1948). Peter Lorre plays Inspector Slimane, who tracks down and
arrests the notorious thief Pepe le Moko (Tony Martin), using the
love of a French tourist (Marta Toren).
Mar. 19 (Sun), 8:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon
(1941). "31 Days of Oscar" takes a look at "Mystery and Suspense",
including this classic film nominated for the "Best Picture"
Oscar.
Mar. 19 (Sun), 11:05 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double
Confession (1950).
Mar. 22 (Wed), 5:25 am, Talking Pictures TV – Mrs. G Goes to
College, "The Trouble with Crayton" (Dec. 6, 1961). Peter
Lorre made his second appearance as Dr. Kestner.
Mar. 24 (Fri), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the
Sea (1960).
Mar. 26 (Sun), 4 am, Movies! Network channel – The Chase (1946).
Mar. 29 (Wed), 11 am, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas
(1956). 31 Days of Oscar" salutes "Dance" with a daytime series
of musicals, including this musical nominated for the "Best
Scoring of a Musical Picture" Oscar.
Mar. 30 (Thurs), 1:15 pm, TCM – Hollywood Canteen
(1944). "31 Days of Oscar" salutes "Military Life", including this
all-star musical comedy nominated for the "Best Sound",
"Best Music, Original Song", and "Best Scoring" Oscars. In a scene
they wrote themselves, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet play off
their menacing screen image.
Sneak Peek at April, 2023
In April, TCM celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Warner Bros. studio,
featuring many special programs and themed movie days and nights.
Apr. 8 (Sat), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The
primetime theme is "Warner at War", including this wartime classic set in
the famous North African town.
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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