May brings a handful of Peter Lorre movies on the
Turner Classic Movies
channel, as well as
Talking Pictures TV.
American times shown are Eastern Standard.
May, 2024
This month, TCM salutes Frank Borzage, who directed Peter Lorre in the MGM movie
Strange Cargo in 1940. The Movies! Network presents an animated Peter.
May 5 (Sun), 12:45 pm, Movies! Network –
Hollywood Steps Out
(1941). In this cartoon from Warner Bros, Peter joins other caricatured actors
in a night out at Hollywood's top nightspot.
May 9 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network –
Racketeer Rabbit
(1946). In this Warner Bros cartoon, Bugs Bunny encounters an animated Peter
Lorre and Edward G. Robinson as gangsters on the lam from the police.
May 16 (Thurs), 10:15 am, Turner Classic Movies –
The Maltese Falcon
(1941). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on Film
Noir, including
Peter's first film at the Warner Bros studio, his first movie with Humphrey
Bogart, and his first movie with Sydney Greenstreet. He would go
on to have a long association with both actors.
May 16 (Thurs), 4:15 am, Turner Classic Movies –
Strange Cargo
(1940). The primetime theme is "Director Frank Borzage", with an evening
of movies directed by Borzage, including the only movie he made with Peter
Lorre.
May 23 (Thurs), 9:35 am, Talking Pictures TV –
Beat the
Devil (1954).
May 26 (Sun), 2:10 am, Talking Pictures TV –
Beat the
Devil (1954).
Sneak Peek at June, 2024
Big news for Lorre fans this month! TCM salutes Peter on his birthday with
a morning of Lorre movies.
June 12 (Wed), 9:30 am, TCM –
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940). The daytime theme is "The Scene of the Crime".
June 17 (Mon), 9:15 am, TCM –
The Mask of Dimitrios
(1944). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "Film Composers".
June 26 (Wed), TCM – Peter Lorre gets a birthday tribute with a
morning of his movies, including ~
- 6 am – The Story of Mankind (1957)
- 8 am – Three Strangers (1946)
- 9:45 am – Hotel Berlin (1945)
- 11:30 am – They Met in Bombay (1941)
- 1:15 pm – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
- 2:45 pm – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
- 4:15 pm – You'll Find Out (1940)
- 6 pm – M (1931)
June 28 (Fri), 10:15 am, TCM –
The Conspirators
(1944). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "Foreign Adventures" with
a day of movies set in other countries, including two Lorre films. First,
Peter, Sydney Greenstreet, Hedy Lamarr, and Paul Henreid play spies in
Lisbon, Portugal.
June 28 (Fri), 6:15 pm, TCM –
Casablanca
(1942). TCM ends the daytime theme of "Foreign Adventures" with
this classic set in the North African city.
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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