December brings Christmas and the end of the year, but 2025 ends with just a
few Lorre films 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.
December, 2025
TCM ends the year with just a couple Lorre movies this month.
Dec 5 (Fri), 1 am, TCM –
Silk Stockings
(1957). Guest programmer Bill Condon joins TCM host Dave Karger
for an evening of musicals, including this Fred Astaire and Cyd
Charisse, with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.
Dec 7 (Sun), 8:30 pm, Cinemax – Action Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 9 (Tues), 12:13 am, Cinemax – 5-Star Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 12 (Fri), 10:53 am, Cinemax – Action Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 14 (Sun), 10:49 pm, Cinemax – 5-Star Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 17 (Wed), 5:51 pm, Cinemax – 5-Star Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 18 (Thurs), 3 pm, Inspiration Network –
Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story"
(NBC, March 16, 1960).
Dec 18 (Thurs), 2 am, TCM –
The Story of Mankind
(1957). In December, the Thursday night spotlight turns on
"Divine Intervention", and tonight, the theme is "Devilish
Struggles", including this all-star extravangza in which
the devil, "Mr. Scratch" (Vincent Price) faces off against
the Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman) for a journey through
the heroes and villains of history, such as Emperor Nero
(Peter Lorre).
Dec 20 (Sat), 3:17 pm, Cinemax – Action Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 24 (Wed), 5:40 am, MGM+ Hits –
The Patsy (1964).
Dec 24 (Wed), 8:47 pm, Cinemax – Action Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 25 (Thurs), 7:44 pm, Cinemax – 5-Star Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 27 (Sat), 6:30 am, MGM+ Marquee –
The Patsy (1964).
Dec 28 (Sun), 7 am, British Television – Legend –
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Dec 28 (Sun), 1:45 pm, BBC2 –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 28 (Sun), 5:24 m, Cinemax – Action Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 29 (Mon), 7:52 pm, Cinemax – 5-Star Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Dec 31 (Wed), 12:04 pm, Cinemax – Action Max –
Casablanca (1942).
Sneak Peek at
January, 2026
Kick off the new year with Lorre movies!
Jan 5 (Mon), TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956).
Jan 7 (Wed), TCM – The Conspirators (1944).
Jan 7 (Wed), TCM – Confidential Agent (1945).
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!
