February brings Valentine's Day, the start of the annual "31 Days of Oscar", and
more surprises 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.
February, 2026
During the first week in February, the animated Warner Bros star Bugs
Bunny is TCM's "Star of the Month"!
Feb 3 (Tues), 1 am, TCM – Hair-Raising Hare
(1946). Bugs Bunny is the "Star of the Month" on TCM during the
first week in February, and Bugs Bunny cartoons are sprinkled
throughout each night's movie schedule, arranged by theme.
At 1:00 am Eastern, the theme is "Mad Science", with three cartoons
in which it's Bugs versus mad scientists, including a mad scientist
who looks a lot like Peter Lorre!
Feb 6 (Fri), 6 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Feb 7 (Sat), 7 pm, KQED San Francisco PBS Channel –
Casablanca (1942). The "Saturday Night Movie" on
San Francisco's local PBS station is the classic romance
film set during World War II.
Feb 14 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM – Casablanca
(1942). TCM's annual "31 Days of Oscar" film festival begins
on Friday, February 13, with the Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated
movies scheduled in themes. Day 2's theme is "Oscar Goes to Paris",
with a day of movies set in the "City of Lights", including
this romantic classic actually set in the North African city of
Casablanca, but with Paris flashbacks.
Feb 14 (Sat), 8 pm, KSPS Spokane, Washington, PBS Channel –
Casablanca (1942). The "Saturday Night Cinema" feature on
Spokane's local PBS station – hosted by Mike Hoff, Ryan
Tucker, and Mikayla Daniels – is the classic romance
film set during World War II.
Feb 16 (Mon), 10:05 pm, Movies! Network – Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Feb 24 (Tues), 1 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television
– Beat the Devil (1954).
Feb 26 (Thurs), 9:50 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Feb 28 (Sat), 10 pm, KQED San Francisco PBS Channel –
Casablanca (1942). A second showing on the
"Saturday Night Movie" of the Humphrey Bogart and Peter
Lorre classic.
Sneak Peek at
March, 2026
In March, TCM's "31 Days of Oscar" continues with some of
Peter Lorre's Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated movies.
Mar 1 (Sun), TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944).
Mar 3 (Tues), TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
Mar 11 (Wed), TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956).
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!
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