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.
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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