Lorre Movies in August

As summer rolls on, August brings the annual "Summer Under the Stars" film festival on the Turner Classic Movies channel, plus Lorre movies on the Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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August, 2025

Every August, the Turner Classic Movies channel presents "Summer Under the Stars", with each day devoted to a particular actor or actress. Although Peter Lorre does not get a "Day" this year, as he has in years past, several of his co-stars are highlighted – Claude Rains, Clark Gable, James Gleason, Hedy Lamarr, and Gina Lollobrigida.

Aug 2 (Sat), 1 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 4 (Mon), 10:20 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 5 (Tues), 1:30 pm, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). Claude Rains is the "Star of the Day" and among the movies are two films he made with Peter Lorre. In this World War II drama, five convicts (Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, George Tobias, Helmut Dantine, Philip Dorn) escape from the penal colony in French Guiana and are picked up by a tramp steamer bound for Marseille.

Aug 5 (Tues), 10 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). Claude Rains is the "Star of the Day" and the second Lorre film is one of his most famous. This wartime classic features Peter in the pivotal role of Ugarte, the blackmarket dealer in exit visas.

Aug 6 (Wed), 1 pm, Legend – British television – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Aug 9 (Sat), 6:40 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Aug 9 (Sat), 2 pm, Legend – British television – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Aug 10 (Sun), 1:40 pm, BBC 2 – Casablanca (1942).

Aug 10 (Sun), 1:40 pm, BBC 2 Northern Ireland – Casablanca (1942).

Aug 10 (Sun), 1:40 pm, BBC 2 Wales – Casablanca (1942).

Aug 10 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). Clark Gable is the "Star of the Day" and among the movies is the second of two films he made with Peter Lorre. Jewel thieves Gable and Rosalind Russell escape from the police in Bombay, India, by boarding Peter Lorre's freighter bound for Hong Kong.

Aug 12 (Tues), 5:20 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 13 (Wed), 7 am, Antenna TV – The Jack Benny Program (Jan 22, 1963).

Aug 14 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

Aug 14 (Thurs), 9:35 pm, BBC 4 – Casablanca (1942).

Aug 18 (Mon), 11:45 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Character actor James Gleason is the "Star of the Day" and among the movies is the only film he made with Peter Lorre. Note – In Canada, the musical Babes on Broadway (1941) will be shown instead of Arsenic and Old Lace.

Aug 19 (Tues), 4 pm, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). Hedy Lamarr is the "Star of the Day" and among the movies is the only American film she made with Peter Lorre, a World War II spy drama set in Lisbon, Portugal.

Aug 20 (Wed), 1:25 pm, Movies! Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

Aug 22 (Fri), 10:30 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 23 (Sat), 11:45 am, TCM – Beat the Devil (1954). Gina Lollobrigida is the "Star of the Day" and among the movies is the only film she made with Peter Lorre, a caper comedy set in Italy, and the final movie Peter made with his old friend Humphrey Bogart.

Aug 29 (Fri), 2:20 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

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Sneak Peek at September, 2025

September brings a number of Peter Lorre movies on TCM, including the only movie he made with Lauren Bacall, whose birthday is celebrated with a morning and afternoon of her movies.

Sept 2 (Tues), TCM – Mad Love (1935). The daytime theme is "Mad Obsession", including Peter Lorre's first American movie, the MGM classic Mad Love. Note: In Canada, another film will be shown instead of Mad Love.

Sept 4 (Thurs), TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946). The late night theme is "Beasts", including Peter Lorre's final movie at the Warner Bros studio.

Sept 8 (Mon), TCM – The Cross of Lorraine (1943). The daytime theme is "WWII in Europe", including Peter Lorre's turn as a vicious Sergeant in a German prisoner of war camp.

Sept 16 (Tues), TCM – Confidential Agent (1945). TCM celebrates the birthday of Lauren Bacall with a morning and afternoon of her movies, including the only film she made with 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 may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

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

Happy viewing!

Summertime Movies with Lorre in July

Summer is here, and July brings several Lorre movies scheduled on the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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July, 2025

Lorre movies kick off the month on Day One!

July 1 (Tues), 10:15 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The Turner Classic Movies channel celebrates Canada Day with a salute to Hollywood actors originally from Canada, including Raymond Massey in the first movie he made with Peter Lorre – and as a duo. Raymond Massey plays the homical brother Jonathan, nephew to sweet, charming little old ladies (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair). Peter Lorre plays Jonathan's personal plastic surgeon. Together. they add to the mayhem by their sudden appearance and a body of their own, tucked away in the rumble seat of their car. Note – In Canada, Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) will be shown instead.

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

July 2 (Wed), 1:15 pm, Movies! Network – The Maltese Falcon (1951). A day of Bogart movies on the Movies! Network channel includes this classic mystery.

July 4 (Fri), 3 pm, Rewind – Beat the Devil (1954). The British television channel airs the final movie Peter Lorre made with Humphrey Bogart.

July 10 (Thurs), 6:50 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

July 12 (Sat), 11:05 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 12 (Sat), 8 pm, Movies! Network – The Maltese Falcon (1951).

July 15 (Tues), 10:25 pm, Movies! Network – The Maltese Falcon (1951).

July 17 (Thurs), 2 pm, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). The daytime theme is "Strange Times" with a day of movies with the word "Strange" in the title – including Peter Lorre's first movie with Clark Gable.

July 17 (Thurs), 2 pm, Rewind – My Favorite Brunette (1947).

July 18 (Fri), 7:55 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 21 (Mon), 8:30 am, Movies! Network – The Maltese Falcon (1951).

July 23 (Wed), 4 pm, MeTV – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960).

July 27 (Sun), 3:30 pm, Movies! Network – The Maltese Falcon (1951).

July 30 (Wed), 7:25 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 31 (Thurs), 3:10 am, Talking Pictures – Casbah (1947).

July 31 (Thurs), 10:35 am, Movies! Network – The Maltese Falcon (1951).

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Sneak Peek at August, 2025

August brings TCM's annual "Summer Under the Stars" film festival, devoting each day to a different star, and although Peter Lorre is not among the Stars honored this year, several of his co-workers are – including Claude Rains, Clark Gable, James Gleason, Hedy Lamarr, and Gina Lollabrigida.

Aug 5 (Tues), TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). Claude Rains is the Star today, and the line-up includes a couple war films he made with Peter Lorre.

Aug 5 (Tues), TCM – Casablanca (1942). Claude Rains' day continues with the classic romance set in war-torn Casablanca.

Aug 10 (Sun), TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). Cark Gable is the Star today, and the line-up includes a romantic comedy starring Gable and Rosalind Russell, with Peter Lorre as the captain of a freighter bound for Hong Kong.

Aug 18 (Mon), TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). James Gleason is the Star today, and the line-up includes the only film Gleason made with Peter Lorre.

Aug 19 (Tues), TCM – The Conspirators (1944). Hedy Lamarr is the Star of the day, and the line-up includes the only Hollywood movie she made with Peter Lorre, a war-time spy drama set in Lisbon.

Aug 23 (Sat), TCM – Beat the Devil (1954). Gina Lollobrigida is the Star of the day, and the line-up includes the only movie she made with Peter Lorre, a Bogart comedy set in Africa.

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

Happy viewing!

Cemetery Summer Movies Includes Lorre

On Saturday, June 28, 2025, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, located in Los Angeles, California, will host a showing of Casablanca (1942) as part of the annual Cinespia summer film series.

The cemetery gates open at 7:15 pm. Casablanca begins at 9 pm.

Films are shown on Fairbanks Lawn, an open grassy field located inside the cemetery.

Spread a small tarp on the ground in case of dampness as the sun goes down, and bring blankets and pillows. Acceptable chair height in the “chair zone” is 6 inches from the ground to the seat, and 21 inches from the seat to the top of the chair. Chairs with a seat that rests on the ground with a low back are also allowed.

Food and refreshments are available at the event. Picnic baskets, with wine or beer, are also allowed.

Tickets may be purchased online through the Cinespia website. General admission, parking not included, is $29.99 – $25 for the ticket and $4.99 for fees.

Parking must be purchased separately. Three parking areas are available. Parking on-site at Hollywood Forever is $37.94 – $32 plus $5.94 for fees. Parking at the Lemon Grove parking lot is $31.02 – $26 plus $5.02 for fees. Parking at the Hollywood Production Center is $24.11 – $20 plus $4.11 for fees. More information about parking is available on the Cinespia website.

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Casablanca through interviews with actors and behind-the-scenes crew who worked on the picture. The pivotal role of Ugarte, who holds two valuable exit visas he plans to sell to escaping freedom-fighter Victor Laszlo and his lady Ilsa Lund, was a part to which Peter Lorre attached little importance. He said he made more money playing roulette on the casino set than he did working before the cameras.

On March 25, 1964, Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery became the actor’s final resting place when he was laid to rest in the Abbey of the Psalms, Corridor C in the Alcove of Reverence. Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery later became known as Hollywood Forever.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available online and in brick-and-mortar bookshops everywhere. More information about purchasing The Lost One is available on the book’s official website.

Happy Birthday, Peter Lorre, from SiriusXM!

Every week, Radio Classics channel Greg Bell celebrates the birthdays of actors and actresses with a block of their best-known radio appearances. During the week of Monday, June 23, Peter Lorre fans have the opportunity to enjoy two different birthday blocks of Peter’s radio work.

“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 two episodes from Peter’s own 13-week summer series Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 7, 1947), and “The Mask of Medusa” (September 4, 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).

And in between the programs, Greg Bell discusses Peter’s life and career.

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

Monday, June 23 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
11 pm Pacific

Tuesday, June 24 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
2 am Eastern

Peter Lorre Birthday #2
2 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern

Thursday, June 26 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern

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

Saturday, June 28 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
7 am Pacific, 10 am Eastern

Peter Lorre Birthday #2
11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern

The full schedule for the week of Monday, June 23, to Sunday, June 29, 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.

For more information on Peter Lorre, as well as links to Stephen D. Youngkin’s book The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), please visit the biography’s official website.

Happy birthday, Peter Lorre!

East Meadow Library Hosts Lorre Program

On Friday, June 20, 2025, longtime movie fan Keith Crocker will host a showing of The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) at the East Meadow Public Library, located in East Meadow, New York.

The presentation will begin at 1 pm in the library’s Community Room.

Admission is free for everyone. Registration is required. Attendees may register on the library’s website by clicking on the blue button “Begin Registration” on the page for this event.

The program is part of the series “Pop Culture Films with Keith Crocker”, held regularly at the library.

The Beast with Five Fingers stars Peter Lorre as Hilary Cummins, a librarian to a reclusive concert pianist (Victor Francen) in an Italian villa at the turn of the century. When the pianist dies in a fall down the staircase, Hilary starts to see the pianist’s hand roaming around the villa, murdering anyone who attempts to change the pianist’s will. Director Robert Florey had worked with Peter earlier in The Face Behind the Mask (1940).

The East Meadow Public Library is located at 1886 Front Street, in East Meadow, New York.

Parking is available in the parking lot behind the library.

Unable to attend Keith Crocker’s program? The Beast with Five Fingers is now available on Blu-Ray, with many extra features, including audio commentary by film historian Steve Haberman. Order it from Amazon – United States.

Lorre Movies on Television in June

Summer is here, but even though June brings Peter Lorre's birthday on June 26, only a handful of Lorre movies are scheduled on the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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June, 2025

A Lorre double-feature on TCM is the only event on television this month.

June 9 (Mon), 6 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). The daytime theme is "Sister Sister", featuring a day of movies starring alternately sisters Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland, including the first movie Joan Fontaine made with Peter Lorre.

June 9 (Mon), 2 am, TCM – Hotel Berlin (1945). The primetime theme is "Director Peter Godfrey", featuring an evening of movies directed by Godfrey, including the only movie he directed featuring Peter Lorre.

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Sneak Peek at July, 2025

TCM's July schedule includes only a couple of Lorre movies.

July 1 (Tues), TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Happy Canada Day from TCM! The classic movie channel salutes actors from Canada, including Raymond Massey, born in Toronto, Canada, who plays the murderous nephew of two sweet, charming little old ladies in this dark comedy.

July 17 (Thurs), TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). TCM presents a day of "Strange Events" – movies with the word "Strange" in their titles.

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

Happy viewing!

Lorre Movies on Television in the Month of May

April showers bring May flowers, but only a handful of Lorre movies on the schedules for the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel and the Legend channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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May, 2025

TCM spends a day of "Man Who" movies later in May, while the Movies! Network shows Casablanca and British television channels air a few Lorre films.

May 3 (Sat), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Casablanca (1942).

May 6 (Tues), 10:10 am, Movies! Network – Casablanca (1942).

May 7 (Wed), 3 pm, Inspire TV – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).

May 9 (Fri), 11:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

May 15 (Thurs), 6:36 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950).

May 18 (Sun), 5:30 pm, Movies! Network – Casablanca (1942).

May 19 (Mon), 2:45 pm, Legend – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

May 21 (Wed), 3:55 pm, Movies! Network – Casablanca (1942).

May 25 (Sun), 6:45 pm, Legend – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

May 28 (Wed), 4:30 pm, TCM – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). The daytime theme is "Who's the Man?", with a day of movies whose titles begin with "The Man Who . . .", including Peter Lorre's first English-speaking role in this Hitchcock thriller filmed in Britain.

May 30 (Fri), 8:40 pm, Movies! Network – Casablanca (1942).

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Sneak Peek at June, 2025

TCM's June schedule includes only a couple of Lorre movies on the same day.

June 9 (Mon), TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). TCM salutes sisters and rivals Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland with a day of their movies, including the first film Peter Lorre made with Joan Fontaine.

June 9 (Mon), TCM – Hotel Berlin (1945). TCM salutes director Peter Godfrey with an evening of his movies, including the only Lorre film he directed.

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

Happy viewing!

Happy Birthday, Harry Morgan, from SiriusXM!

Peter Lorre’s radio co-star Harry Morgan will get the Radio Classics birthday treatment during the week of April 7, 2025, when Greg Bell presents four of old-time radio shows featuring Morgan on the SiriusXM channel.

Scheduled during the 2-hour block are Mystery in the Air, “The Horla” (August 21, 1947); Mystery in the Air, “The Queen of Spades” (September 11, 1947); This is Your FBI, “The Floating Stickup” (December 8, 1950), and Tales of the Texas Rangers, “Conspiracy” (April 15, 1951).

The programs will air these dates and times –

Tuesday, April 8 –
3 am Pacific
6 am Eastern

Thursday, April 10 –
7 pm Pacific
10 pm Eastern

Saturday, April 12 –
11 am Pacific
2 pm Eastern

The full schedule 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. 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.

April with Lorre Movies on Television

April showers bring only a handful of Lorre movies on the schedule of the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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April, 2025

TCM takes a look a pulp fiction and celebrates the birthday of Shirley MacLaine in April.

Apr 5 (Sat), 7 pm, Screenpix – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Apr 6 (Sun), 9:15 am, Screenpix – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Apr 11 (Fri), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). Every Friday in April, TCM turns the spotlight on "pulp fiction" – stories published in magazines printed on paper made from wood pulp. Film noir is the topic tonight, with a double-feature of crime movies. First up is the classic mystery about a San Francisco detective (Humphrey Bogart) on the trail of a fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette and the criminals (Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre) involved.

Apr 18 (Fri), 1:25 am, Screenpix – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Apr 19 (Sat), 4:35 pm, Screenpix – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Apr 24 (Thurs), 8:15 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). TCM celebrates the birthday of actress Shirley MacLaine with a day of her movies, including this all-star extravaganza about the Victorian London gentleman (David Niven) who makes a bet he can travel around the world in 80 days.

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Sneak Peek at May, 2025

TCM's May schedule includes only one Lorre movie.

May 28 (Wed), TCM – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). TCM presents a day of movies whose titles begin with "The Man Who", including Peter Lorre's first English-speaking film.

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

Happy viewing!

Der Verlorene Comes to Blu-Ray

On June 23, 2025, Peter Lorre’s only directorial effort – the German film Der Verlorene (The Lost One, 1951) – will be released to a limited edition Blu-ray box-set with special features, including audio commentary by Lorre biographer Stephen D. Youngkin and film noir expert Alan K. Rode.

Radiance Films, a boutique company based in the United Kingdom, will release Der Verlorene in the box-set World Noir Vol. 3, along with two other European noir films – Not Guilty (Non Coupable, France, 1947) and Girl With Hyacinths (Flicka Och Hyacinter, Sweden, 1950).

The Region-free Blu-ray box-set will be available through the Radiance Films website, as well as the website for Diabolik DVD, an online merchant specializing in “demented discs from the world over”.

Extras for Der Verlorene include –

• High-definition digital transfer of the movie, with English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Stephen D. Youngkin and Alan K. Rode
• Interview with programmer and historian Margaret Deriaz on post-war German cinema
• Trailer for Der Verlorene
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork

Order the Blu-ray from Radiance Films – price in British pounds.

Order the Blu-ray from Diabolik DVD – price in American dollars.

The troubled history of the making of Der Verlorene is recounted in the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005). In Chapter 8, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”, Stephen Youngkin devotes a full chapter to the only movie Peter Lorre directed, co-produced, and co-wrote, interviewing actors and crew before and behind the cameras.

Disappointed in the movie’s reception in 1951, Peter Lorre considered the experience a closed chapter in his life, as he returned to the United States to resume his career in American movies, television, and radio programs. No doubt he would be very pleased at the attention Der Verlorene has received since his passing in 1964 – especially this Blu-ray disc with special features.

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

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

Time to Vote in the Annual Rondo Awards!

It doesn’t look like much – a small gray bust of a 1940s horror-film actor – but to those lucky enough to win one, it’s as precious as any other award statuette.

It’s the Rondo – a yearly award where the voters are ordinary fans of science-fiction, horror, and fantasy, and the categories include Movies, TV, Blu-Rays, Restorations and Upgrades, DVD Extras, Documentaries, Articles, Books, Magazines, Magazine Covers, Websites, Blogs, Fan Events, and more.

The statuettes are modeled on and named after 1940s actor Rondo Hatton, whose facial disfigurement by the disease Acromegaly led to a career in Hollywood horror films.

Now in its 23rd year, the Rondos will wrap up at midnight on Sunday, April 20, 2025, Eastern Standard Time.

In 2006, Stephen D. Youngkin won the Best Book of 2005 Rondo for The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (University Press of Kentucky).

This year, there are a few Lorre items on the ballot for the Best of 2024 –

#4 – Best Blu-Ray Collection – Among the nominees are two collections with Peter Lorre films.

Columbia Horror, from Indicator, includes Island of Doomed Men (1940). This is a Region B/2 box-set, packed with extras, such as audio commentary on Island of Doomed Men, as well as the other films in the set, and a documentary on Peter Lorre.

Order the Blu-Ray here from Amazon – United Kingdom.

Thrillers From the Vault, from Mill Creek Entertainment, includes The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942). This is a Region 1 Blu-Ray box-set, with some extras, including audio commentary on The Boogie Man Will Get You.

Order the Blu-Ray here from Amazon – United States.

#6 – Best DVD Extras – Among the nominees is “Darkness of the Morbid Brain”, a documentary on Peter Lorre by Jonathan Rigby. This documentary is available as an extra feature on the Columbia Horror Blu-ray box-set.

#17 – Best Cover – Among the nominees is the cover for Monster Bash #55, a portrait of Peter Lorre as Dr. Gogol by Micah Carey. This issue of Monster Bash was released December 4, 2024.

The official ballot is available on the Rondo Awards website.

Voting is done by eMail. To vote, simply cut and paste the ballot into an eMail, mark your choices, include your name, and send the eMail to David Colton at –

taraco@aol.com

Ballots will be accepted until midnight on Sunday, April 20, 2025, Eastern Standard Time.

More information on the Rondos, including the ballot and instructions, the history of the award, and past winners, may be found on the Rondo website.

Winners will be announced on the Rondo website as well as the Classic Horror Film Board, in the folder “Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards”.

Happy voting!

March Into Spring with Lorre Movies

It's March, and as the days grow longer, Lorre movies are on the schedule of the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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March, 2025

TCM's annual "31 Days of Oscar" continues to Monday, March 3, but March brings only a handful of Lorre movies.

Mar 18 (Tues), 8:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Mar 20 (Thurs), 3:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1948).

Mar 21 (Fri), 6 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). The daytime theme is "March Madness", and a day of movies featuring insane doctors includes Peter's first American movie in which he plays a brilliant Parisian doctor driven mad by his unrequited love of an actress (Frances Drake). Note – In Canada, Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) will be shown instead of Mad Love.

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Sneak Peek at April, 2025

April brings a couple of Lorre movies to TCM.

Apr 11 (Fri), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the primetime spotlight on "Pulp Fiction", including this classic noir that introduced Peter Lorre to Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet.

Apr 24 (Thurs), TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). TCM celebrates the birthday of Shirley MacLaine with a day of her movies, including this all-star extravaganza featuring cameos by many celebrities.

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

Happy viewing!

Oscar Month with Lorre

February brings the annual "31 Days of Oscar" on the Turner Classic Movies channel with a few Lorre Oscar-winners, plus movies on the Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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February, 2025

TCM's annual "31 Days of Oscar" begins on February 1 and continues to March 3. Although Peter Lorre never won an Academy Award, he did work in several movies that won or were nominated for the coveted statuette.

Feb 1 (Sat), 6:15 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950). Once thought lost, this movie is one of the few Peter Lorre made in England.

Feb 11 (Tues), 6 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Feb 11 (Tues), 9:05 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Feb 14 (Fri), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). It's "31 Days of Oscar", and the TCM primetime theme is "Romance", including Best Picture winner considered the most romantic movie of all time, and a Valentine's Day favorite.

Feb 15 (Sat), 4:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). It's "31 Days of Oscar", and the TCM daytime theme is "Best Picture", including this all-star extravaganza about the Victorian gentleman (David Niven) who travels around the world to win a bet with his club members.

Feb 22 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). It's Day 22 of "31 Days of Oscar", and the TCM daytime theme is "Best Picture", including this classic whodunit about a private detective in San Francisco and a hunt for a jewel-encrusted statuette.

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Sneak Peek at March, 2025

TCM continues the annual "31 Days of Oscar" to March 3, then returns to regular programming, with only one Lorre film.

Mar 21 (Fri), TCM – Mad Love (1935). The TCM daytime theme is "Horror", including Peter Lorre's first American film. Note – This film will not be shown in Canada.

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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 Poe Birthday

During the week of January 13 to January 19, 2025, classic American writer Edgar Allan Poe gets the birthday treatment on SiriusXM when Radio Classics channel host Greg Bell schedules two separate two-hour blocks of old-time radio shows adapted from his work.

And “Poe Man’s Radio Special 1” includes “The Black Cat” episode of Peter Lorre’s 1947 summer series Mystery in the Air, as well as these programs ~

• Inner Sanctum, “The Tell-Tale Heart” – August 3, 1941
• Mystery in the Air, “The Black Cat” – September 18, 1947
• The Weird Circle, “Murders in the Rue Morgue” – January 2, 1944
• Suspense, “The Pit and the Pendulum” – January 12, 1943

“The Black Cat” episode of Mystery in the Air will air these dates and times ~

Monday, January 13 ~
11:30 am Pacific, 2:30 pm Eastern

Thursday, January 16 ~
1:30 am Pacific, 4:30 am Eastern

Sunday, January 19 ~
5:30 pm Pacific, 8:30 pm Eastern

The full schedule of the week’s programming 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? SiriusXM offers special trial deals through their website.

Lorre Noir Classic at Los Angeles Cinema

Lorre fans in the area of Los Angeles, California, can enjoy Peter on the big screen when the New Beverly Cinema presents a Dan Duryea double-feature of Black Angel (1946) and Larceny (1948) on Friday, January 10, 2025.

Both films will be shown as 35mm prints.

Black Angel will begin at 6:30 pm. Larceny will follow at 8:30 pm.

Admission is $13 for the double-feature. Tickets may be purchased online through the New Beverly website. A nominal 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 theater’s website.

Lorre Classic on SiriusXM Radio

During the week of January 6, 2025, Lorre fans with access to the Radio Classics channel on the satellite radio service SiriusXM can catch Peter and his Maltese Falcon co-stars Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet when host Greg Bell celebrates the 86th anniversary of the Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater with a 2-hour block of programs, including “The Maltese Falcon”.

The scheduled block includes “Between Americans” (December 7, 1941); “The Maltese Falcon” (September 20, 1943); “The Gay Divorcee” (March 6, 1944); and “Vivacious Lady” (December 3, 1945).

“The Maltese Falcon” will air these dates and times –

Monday, January 6 –
5:30 am Pacific, 8:30 am Eastern

Wednesday, January 8 –
7:30 pm Pacific, 10:30 pm Eastern

Friday, January 10 –
11:30 pm Pacific

Saturday, January 11 –
2:30 am Eastern

The full schedule for the week of January 6 to January 12, 2025, 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? SiriusXM offers special trial deals through their website.

A New Year of Lorre Movies

As the year 2025 begins, Lorre fans can enjoy a number of Peter's movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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January, 2025

In January, the Turner Classic Movies channel salutes George Raft, Alfred Hitchcock, and Conrad Veidt.

Jan 1 (Wed), 6:30 am, Rewind TV – Beat the Devil (1954). The British TV channel Rewind TV kicks off 2025 with a showing of the last movie Peter Lorre made with actor pal Humphrey Bogart and director John Huston.

Jan 2 (Thurs), 6:25 am, Rewind TV – The Chase (1946). The British TV channel Rewind TV continues with this Lorre film noir, co-starring Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan, and Steve Cochran.

Jan 3 (Fri), 1 pm, London Live – Beat the Devil (1954). The British TV channel London Live airs this caper movie reuniting Peter Lorre with a couple of his Maltese Falcon associates, Humphrey Bogart and director John Huston.

Jan 3 (Fri), 3:45 am, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). Every Friday in January, TCM turns the primetime spotlight on "It Was All a Dream?", with an evening of movies with dream sequences, including the classic film noir about the newspaper reporter (John McGuire) who encounters a stranger (Peter Lorre) in a long white scarf and soon suspects he may be a murderer.

Jan 5 (Sun), 12 noon, London Live – Beat the Devil (1954).

Jan 21 (Tues), 8 pm, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). Every Tuesday in January, TCM celebrates "Star of the Month" George Raft, including the first of two movies Raft made with Peter Lorre.

Jan 21 (Tues), 2:14 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). TCM continues an evening of George Raft with this all-star extravaganza about the Victorian gentleman (David Niven) who travels around the world to win a bet with his club members.

Jan 22 (Wed), 8 pm, TCM – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). TCM's Primetime theme takes a look at the work of director Alfred Hitchcock.

Jan 23 (Thurs), 4:15 pm, TCM – All Through the Night (1942). TCM salutes the birthday (January 22) of Conrad Veidt with a day of movies starring Veidt, including the wartime comedy-drama about Nazi spies operating in New York City.

Jan 29 (Wed), 10 pm, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM celebrates actress/dancer Cyd Charisse with an evening of her musical films, including this outing with Fred Astaire – and a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

Jan 29 (Wed), 4 am, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). TCM continues an evening of Cyd Charisse films with this romp in Las Vegas, including Peter Lorre in a cameo appearance.

Jan 30 (Thurs), 7:55 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

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Sneak Peek at February, 2025

TCM's annual "31 Days of Oscar" begins on February 1 and continues to March 3. Although Peter Lorre never won an Academy Award, he did work in several movies that won or were nominated for the coveted statuette.

Feb 14 (Fri), TCM – Casablanca (1942). On Valentine's Day, TCM Primetime salutes "Romance", kicking off the evening with a movie considered the most romantic movie ever.

Feb 15 (Sat), TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). TCM presents a day of "Best Picture" winners, including this all-star extravanga about the Victorian gentleman (David Niven) who bets his friends at London's Reform club that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

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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!