Detroit Cinema Screens Lorre Classic

Located in Detroit, Michigan, the Redford Theatre celebrates the 80th anniversary of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with a showing of the classic Cary Grant and Peter Lorre comedy on Friday, August 23, 2024.

The film begins at 8 pm.

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors (60 and older) and children (12 and under). Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens at 7 pm. Tickets may also be purchased online through the cinema’s website. A nominal convenience fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Redford Theatre is located at 17360 Lahser Road in the Old Redford neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.

Parking is available in several lots surrounding the north end of the Redford Theatre. Filmgoers are advised to watch for the signs and the Redford parking attendants who will direct to the best possible parking spots.

Originally opening on January 27, 1928, the Redford Theatre has long been known as a neighborhood movie house and entertainment center, with a three-story grand foyer and a full-size stage. Very likely Arsenic and Old Lace played here on its original run in the early 1940s.

Happy viewing!

Tampa Theatre Summer Film Series Includes Lorre

The Tampa Theatre’s annual Summer Classics Movie Series winds down for another year with a showing of the movie-fan favorite Casablanca (1942) on Sunday, August 18, 2024.

The film begins at 3 pm in the historic Duncan Auditorium.

After the showing of Casablanca, Hector Sotomayor, film professor at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, will lead a Film Talk and audience question and answer period.

Admission is $10 for General Admission and $7 for Tampa Theatre members. Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Tampa Theatre website. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Tampa Theatre is located at 711 Franklin Street in downtown Tampa, Florida.

Parking is available at meters along the streets near the theater. Parking is also available in the William F. Poe Garage, located at 800 N. Ashley Drive between Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park and the John F. Germany Public Library, approximately three blocks west of Tampa Theatre. Hourly rates start at $2, with a daily maximum of $15. More information about parking, as well as directions to the theater, is available on the Tampa Theatre website.

For more information, please contact the Tampa Theatre at 813-274-8386.

Cinecon Festival Includes Lorre

Lorre fans attending the annual Cinecon film festival in Los Angeles, California, over the Labor Day weekend are in for a treat this year – a showing of Peter’s 1937 20th Century-Fox film Lancer Spy, starring George Sanders and Delores del Rio.

Cinecon begins Thursday, August 29, 2024, and ends on Monday, September 2.

Lancer Spy is scheduled for 10 am on the final day of the festival, Monday, September 2, 2024.

The full schedule is available on the Cinecon website.

Now in its 60th year, Cinecon features rare and forgotten silent and sound movies from the early years of Hollywood, as well as special presentations. Cinecon will be held in the Writer’s Guild Theater, located at 135 South Doheny Drive, in the heart of Beverly Hills, California.

Parking is available in the public parking garage directly across the street from the Writer’s Guild Theater.

Cinecon offers two types of passes. The Festival pass allows access to all programming every day of Cinecon, as well as the Opening Night Gala. A Day pass is available for each day of Cinecon, and allows access to the programming for just that day. More information about Cinecon passes, as well as ordering, is available on the Cinecon website.

Originally slated to be a “B” picture at 20th Century-Fox, Lancer Spy was to star Peter Lorre – but the studio decided to go with a larger budget and a leading man actor. One day before the movie was to go into production, Lancer Spy was pulled from the schedule. George Sanders became the main character, and Peter Lorre was assigned to support.

George Sanders would work again with Peter Lorre in Peter’s own “B” picture series of Mr. Moto films – Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1939) – this time with Lorre in the lead and Sanders in support.

SiriusXM Celebrates Hitchcock Birthday with Lorre

On the satellite radio service SiriusXM, Radio Classics channel host Greg Bell celebrates the birthdays of many celebrities throughout the year, and during the week of August 12, 2024, director Alfred Hitchcock receives a birthday block of programs adapted from his movies, including an episode of Peter Lorre’s 1947 summer series Mystery in the Air.

Scheduled are 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).

Hitchcock’s 125th birthday celebration will air these days and times –

Tuesday, August 13 ~
5 pm Pacific
8 pm Eastern

Thursday, August 15 ~
11 am Pacific
2 pm Eastern

Saturday, August 17 ~
9 am Pacific
12 noon Eastern

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

Tuesday, August 13 ~
6 pm Pacific
9 pm Eastern

Thursday, August 15 ~
12 noon Pacific
3 pm Eastern

Saturday, August 17 ~
10 am Pacific
1 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.

Peter Lorre’s association with the British director, born on August 14, 1899, began in the early 1930s with roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) and Secret Agent (1936), and continued into the 1950s with appearances in two episodes of Hitchcock’s weekly television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.

Happy listening!

August Movies with Lorre

It's August, and time for the annual "Summer Under the Stars" fest on the Turner Classic Movies channel. We also check out Talking Pictures TV and Movies! Network.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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August, 2024

TCM presents their annual "Summer Under the Stars" festival this month, with each day devoted to a single actor or actress. This year, Peter Lorre's co-stars Cary Grant and Marlene Dietrich are honored with a day. And fans of the Cary Grant film Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) will have numerous chances to catch this classic.

Aug 4 (Sun), 12 noon, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 6 (Tues), 10:15 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 10 (Sat), 11:05 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 11 (Sun), 10 am, Turner Classic Movies – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Cary Grant is the "Star of the Day", and included in the Grant-starring movies is the classic dark comedy about the drama critic (Grant) who discovers his two elderly aunts (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) have an unusual hobby involving elderberry wine laced with three different poisons. NOTE: In Canada, Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) will be shown instead.

Aug 19 (Mon), 1:05 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 26 (Mon), 8 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 28 (Wed), 6 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Marlene Dietrich is the "Star of the Day", and included in the Dietrich-starring movies is this all-star extravaganza about a Victorian British gentleman (David Niven) who sets out to win a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

Aug 28 (Wed), 4:10 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

Aug 30 (Fri), 2:40 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Aug 31 (Sat), 3:15 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

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Sneak Peek at September, 2024

TCM celebrates the 100th birthday of actress Lauren Bacall, "Star of the Month" in September.

Sept 9 (Mon), TCM – Confidential Agent (1945). An evening of "Star of the Month" Lauren Bacall movies includes this spy thriller starring Charles Boyer and Peter Lorre.

Sept 11 (Wed), TCM – Casablanca (1942).

Sept 28 (Sat), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

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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!