Lorre Classic Radio Shows on SiriusXM

Lorre fans with access to the satellite radio service SiriusXM will have two opportunities during the week of September 2, 2024, to catch two episodes of Peter’s anthology series Mystery Playhouse, airing over the Radio Classics channel – “Nightmare” and “Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper”.

Greg Bell, host of the Radio Classics channel, observes two anniversaries this week, beginning Monday, September 2, and ending Sunday, September 8.

Celebrating the 81st anniversary of the mystery series Mollé Mystery Theatre, Bell presents a two-hour block of episodes, including “Nightmare” (November 28, 1944), “Last Night” (February 22, 1946), “Night Must Fall” (April 12, 1946), and “St. Louis Lady” (August 23, 1946).

And in honor of the 58th anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s science-fiction TV series Star Trek, Bell hosts 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 Kelly, who played the starship Enterprise doctor McCoy.

The Molle Mystery Theatre 81st anniversary block will air these dates and times ~

Monday, September 2 ~
1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern

Wednesday, September 4 ~
5 am Pacific, 8 am Eastern

The Star Trek anniversary block includes – 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; and Have Gun, Will Travel, “Helen of Abajinian” (January 4, 1959), written by Gene Roddenberry.

The Star Trek block will air these dates and times ~

Wednesday, September 4 ~
11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern

Thursday, September 5 ~
11 pm Pacific

Friday, September 6 ~
1 am Eastern

Sunday, September 8 ~
7 pm Pacific, 10 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.

Specially-edited Mollé Mystery Theatre episodes frequently aired over the Armed Forces Radio Series program Mystery Playhouse, often hosted by Peter Lorre. Other mystery and horror series airing on the Mystery Playhouse were The Whistler, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, among others.

Peter Lorre also has a connection with the TV series Star Trek. His first wife Celia Lovsky guest-starred in the second season opener “Amok Time” on September 13, 1967, as the Vulcan priestess T’Pau, in a Spock-featured episode involving the Vulcan science officer’s wedding – turned fight to the death between Spock and Captain Kirk.

Happy listening!

Fall Into Autumn with Lorre

The leaves are falling, cooler temperatures are on the way, and Peter Lorre films are on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV in England, and the Movies! Network channel in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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September, 2024

In September, Lauren Bacall is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday, Monday evenings will feature her classic movies, including the only film she made with Peter Lorre.

Sept 6 (Fri), 0:45 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Sept 9 (Mon), 12:30 am, Turner Classic Movies – Confidential Agent (1945). "Star of the Month" Lauren Bacall has only one scene with Peter Lorre, her husband Humphrey Bogart's friend, in this spy thriller starring Charles Boyer in 1930s London.

Sept 10 (Tues), 10:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950).

Sept 11 (Wed), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). This month, TCM turns the spotlight on 52 directors, including Michael Curtiz, who directed this classic wartime romance, starring Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Peter Lorre.

Sept 27 (Fri), 7:10 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1948).

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Sneak Peek at October, 2024

October means Halloween and spooky movies. On TCM, horror actor Bela Lugosi is the "Star of the Month", including the only film he made with Peter Lorre.

Oct 3 (Thurs), TCM – Mad Love (1935). TCM salutes "Creepy Cinema" with Mario Cantone, including Peter's first American movie.

Oct 9 (Wed), TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). "Star of the Month" Bela Lugosi appeared several times with fellow horror actor Boris Karloff, but only once with Peter Lorre, in this musical comedy starring Kay Kyser and his College of Musical Knowledge band. Kay and company are hired to play for a young debutante's 21st birthday in a mysterious mansion with seances, hidden panels, and attempts on the birthday girl's life before she can inherit a fortune.

Oct 14 (Sat), TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). A mansion with 13 bodies buried in the cellar is the setting for this dark comedy about two little old ladies with an unusual charity.

Oct 30 (Wed), TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1944). On Halloween Eve, TCM gets the celebration going with a day of horror movies, including this classic set in an Italian villa where a dead pianist's severed right hand wreaks havoc.

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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!