November means Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday season. Peter's fans
can give thanks for the many Lorre films airing this month 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.
November, 2025
This month, TCM celebrates a couple of special birthdays – Claude Rains
and Ronald Colman – including some Lorre movies.
Nov 4 (Tues), 9 am, Talking Pictures, British television channel –
The Chase (1946).
Nov 6 (Thurs), 6 pm, TCM – The Big Circus
(1959). The daytime theme is "Big Top Tales" with a day
of movies involving circuses, including this Irwin Allen
extravaganza with Peter Lorre as Skeeter the clown.
Nov 7 (Fri), 6 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand
(1950).
Nov 7 (Fri), 4:15 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon
(1941). The primetime theme is "Objects of Desire", including
the jewel-encrusted golden statuette called The Maltese Falcon.
Nov 10 (Mon), 12:15 pm, TCM – Passage to Marseille
(1944). TCM celebrates the birthday of Claude Rains with a day
of movies starring Rains, including two he made with Peter Lorre.
Nov 10 (Mon), 4 pm, TCM – Casablanca
(1942). TCM continues their celebration of Claude Rains' birthday.
Nov 12 (Wed), 2:45 pm, TCM – Background to Danger
(1943). The TCM daytime theme is "Noir Abroad" with a day
of movies involving spies and European drama, including back-to-back
Lorre movies, starting with the only film Peter made with George
Raft.
Nov 12 (Wed), 4:15 pm, TCM – Passage to Marseille
(1944). The Lorre double-feature concludes with drama at sea and
a mutiny aboard a tramp steamer on its way to Marseille, France,
from French Guiana in South America.
Nov 17 (Mon), 6 pm, TCM – M (1931). The TCM
daytime theme is "Man Hunt Monday", including Peter's first sound
movie in which he plays a child murderer hunted down by both
law enforcement and the criminal underworld.
Nov 20 (Thurs), 1:05 pm, Talking Pictures, British television
channel – Beat the Devil (1954).
Nov 20 (Thurs), 4:30 pm, TCM – All Through the Night
(1942). TCM celebrates director Vincent Sherman with a day of
movies, including the only film in which he directed Peter Lorre.
Sneak Peek at
December, 2025
December brings the year of 2025 to a close with just a handful
of Lorre movies.
Dec 5 (Fri), TCM – Silk Stockings (1957).
Dec 18 (Thurs), TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957).
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!
