Lorre Noir at Chicago Cinema

On Friday, September 4, 2026, “Noir City” returns to the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, for a week of film noir classics, including Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent in a 35mm print of Black Angel (1946).

Black Angel will be shown at 7 pm on Saturday, September 5, presented by Eddie Muller, the “Czar of Noir” and host of Turner Classic Movies channel “Noir Alley”.

Tickets are $15 for General Admission; $14 for seniors, age 65 and older; and $12 for Music Box Theatre members. Tickets may be purchased at the cinema box office. Tickets may also be purchased through the Music Box website. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

A festival pass is also available – $150 for general admission, and $120 for Music Box members.

The Music Box Theatre is located at 3733 N. Southport Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois.

Parking near the Music Box Theatre is limited. Meters are available on Southport Avenue. Free street parking is available on and west of Ashland Avenue and north of Irving Park. Both streets are just blocks from the cinema. More information on parking, as well as directions to the Music Box, is available on the venue’s website.

The Noir City theme this year is “Face the Music” – 19 movies featuring murder, crime, and musicians. The festival begins on Friday, September 4, and ends on Thursday, September 10, 2026.

The Film Noir Foundation presents “Noir City” at many different cities across the United States. FNF founder Eddie Muller will introduce the movies screening on September 4, 5, and 6. FNF board member Alan K. Rode will host movies screening on September 7, 8, 9, and 10.

The full schedule is available on the Music Box Theatre website.

For more information, please contact the cinema box office at 773-871-6607.

Lorre Film Opens Noir City Hollywood

Peter Lorre and many other classic film actors will “Face the Music” when the film noir festival “Noir City: Hollywood” returns to the historic Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and celebrates twenty movies and two weekends of music, murder, and mystery.

On Friday, April 3, 2026, the festival kicks off with 35mm prints of Black Angel (1946), starring Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent; followed by Blues in the Night (1941), with Richard Whorf and Jack Carson.

Doors open at 6 pm with a musical performance by the Nick Rossi Trio. Singer Laura Ellis follows at 7 pm. Eddie Muller, the “Czar of Noir”, and Alan K. Rode, director of the Film Noir Foundation, introduce Black Angel. Following the intermission, Eddie Muller returns to the stage with Nick Rossi to introduce Blues in the Night.

The evening’s schedule is available on the American Cinematheque website.

“Noir City: Hollywood” will run over two weekends – Friday, April 3, to Sunday, April 5; and Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, 2026. The festival line-up is available on the American Cinematheque website.

Admission is $12 for members of the American Cinematheque, and $17 for general admission. Tickets for Black Angel may be purchased online through the American Cinematheque website. On the Black Angel screen, click the “Add to Cart” button. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Egyptian Theatre is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, between Las Palmas and McCadden, in Los Angeles, California.

Parking is available at the Hollywood and Highland parking complex. The Egyptian is also a short walk from the Hollywood and Highland metro station. More information about parking is available on the cinema’s 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.

Bryant Library Includes Lorre in Film Noir Program

On Friday, November 22, 2024, noted film historian Keith Crocker will host the special program “Film Noir: The Black Angel” at the Bryant Library, located in Roslyn, New York.

Mr. Crocker will discuss Peter Lorre’s 1946 film Black Angel and its stars Dan Duryea, and June Vincent.

The program begins at 1 pm.

Admission is free for everyone, and registration is required. To register for the event, please call the library at 516-621-2240.

The Bryant Library is located at 2 Paper Mill Road in Roslyn, New York. Parking is available in the library’s parking lot.

Adjunct Professor and longtime movie fan Keith Crocker has been speaking about film-making since 1995, when his wife invited him to give a presentation at the East Meadow Public Library where she works as a librarian.

Since then, Keith has given numerous lectures on horror, science-fiction, fantasy, musicals, comedies, and comedy actors such as the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and W.C. Fields.

Believing Peter Lorre to be an actor deserving more attention, Keith Crocker presented a program on Lorre in July of 2020 – "Peter Lorre: Hollywood's Unsung Master of Mayhem" – and encouraged attendees to seek out his work.

Keith’s fans can expect another enjoyable program on film noir on Friday, November 22.

Canadian Cinema Presents Lorre Classics

Lorre fans in the area of Toronto, Canada, will have two opportunities to catch Peter on the big screen when the Toronto Film Society partners with the Paradise Theatre for a showing of The Face Behind the Mask (1941) and Black Angel (1946) this summer.

On Monday, July 8, 2024, The Face Behind the Mask will be shown on a double-bill with Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes Without a Face, 1960). The program will begin at 7 pm with a brief introduction and a door prize giveaway. The second movie will begin after a 10 to 15 minute intermission.

On Monday, August 19, 2024, Black Angel will be shown on a double-fill with The Window (1949). The program will begin at 7 pm with a brief introduction and a door prize giveaway. Black Angel will begin after a 10 to 15 minute intermission.

Both programs will be shown at the historic Paradise Theatre, located at 1006 Bloor Street, at the corner of Bloor Street and Westmoreland Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, in Canada.

Green P parking (Carpark 84) is available directly behind the cinema, just north of Bloor Street West.

General admission for each double-bill is $15, and $12.50 for seniors and students with proper ID. Tickets may be purchased at the box-office. Tickets may also be purchased online from EventBrite through a link on the Paradise Cinema website.

Lorre Films Scheduled for Noir Fest

In 1946, Peter Lorre appeared in Black Angel (1946) and The Chase (1946) – two movies adapted from the works of mystery author Cornell Woolrich. At Columbia University, in New York City, both films will be shown during the second annual Dr. Saul and Dorothy Kit Film Noir Festival.

Beginning Wednesday, March 27, and ending on Sunday, March 31, 2019, “Into the Night: Cornell Woolrich and Film Noir” includes 12 films, plus discussions with film scholars Ann Douglas, Frank Krutnik, James Naremore, Francis M. Nevins, and Pamela Wojcik.

Black Angel will be shown Friday, March 29, 2019. The program begins at 7:30 pm. Following the movie will be a conversation between Ann Douglas and Francis M. Nevins.

The Chase will be shown Saturday, March 30, 2019, beginning at 9:15 pm. J. Hoberman, of Columbia University, will introduce the 35mm print, courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive.

Unable to attend the festival in person? All events will be streamed live, through the Columbia University website.

Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors (age 65 and older), and $8 for students, who will have access to free rush tickets 30 minutes before each screening, with proper Columbia University ID. Advance ticket sales are available online only.

Two packages are also available – $40 for four movies, or $75 for all movies in the festival

Movies will be shown in the Katharina Otto Bernstein Screening Room, in the Lenfest Center for the Arts, located at 615 West 129th Street, in New York City, New York.

The Lenfest Center for the Arts is well served by public transportation. Find out more on the Center’s website.

For more information, please contact filmnoir@columbia.edu.

Library Film Program Salutes Lorre Co-Star

The Historical Society of Cheshire County salutes home-town girl June Vincent with a showing of the Lorre film Black Angel (1946) at the public library in Keene, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.

Presented by Jennifer Carroll, the program will begin at 7 pm. Film historian Larry Benaquist will lead a discussion following Black Angel.

The event will be held in the Auditorium at the Keene Public Library. Admission is free for everyone.

The Keene Public Library is located at 60 Winter Street, in Keene, New Hampshire.

Parking is available at meters in front of the library and the Library Annex, as well as parking lots around the city. More information about parking, as well as directions to the library, is available on the library’s website.

For more information, please call the library at 603-352-0157.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Black Angel, including an interview with June Vincent.

Born Dorothy June Smith in 1920, June Vincent moved with her family to Keene, New Hampshire, when she was 11 years old. After graduating from Keene High School, she began as a fashion model in New York City while studying acting, and after appearing on Broadway, she was signed to a contract with Universal Pictures in 1943. In 1946, she worked with Peter Lorre in Black Angel.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from Amazon U.S., Amazon Canada, and Amazon U.K, as well as other booksellers.

Arthur Lyons Noir Fest Includes Lorre

Among the many film noir movies in Peter Lorre’s credits are two films adapted from Cornell Woolrich novels – Black Angel (1946) and The Chase (1946). Both are scheduled for this year’s Arthur Lyons Film Noir Festival, to be held in Palm Springs, California, from Thursday, May 11 to Sunday, May 14, 2017.

Founded in 2000 by the late mystery writer Arthur Lyons and now produced and hosted by film noir expert Alan K. Rode, the festival includes movies, events, special guests, and post-screening discussions. The full schedule is available on the festival’s website. Both Lorre films will be shown on Friday, May 12 ~

• The Chase – 10 am
• Black Angel – 7:30 pm

Following Black Angel will be an on-stage discussion with Richard Duryea, the son of Dan Duryea, who partners with June Vincent to find out who killed Duryea’s ex-wife, a murder that leads to the trial and conviction of Vincent’s husband.

Tickets for The Chase and Black Angel may be purchased for $13 each. A fee of $1.71 will be added for each ticket ordered on-line.

An All Access Pass may also be purchased for $125, with a fee of $7.87 added to each pass purchased through the festival’s website. The All Access Pass includes all screenings and events, as well as the Opening Night Party on Thursday, May 11, 2017.

More information about tickets is available on the festival’s website.

All movies will be shown at the Camelot Theatres, located in the parking lot of the Palm Springs Mall at 2300 E. Baristo Road, between Farrell Street and Sunrise Avenue, in Palm Springs, California. Parking is available in front of the cinema, in the mall parking lot. Directions to the cinema are available on the Camelot Theatres website.

As of this writing, April 28, 2017, the official hotel for the festival has not yet been announced.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Black Angel and The Chase, including interviews with June Vincent, who plays the female lead in Black Angel

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in paperback and hard-cover, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Purchase The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre from Amazon.

Lorre Film Included in San Francisco Noir Fest

Elliot Lavine kicks off the final installment of his annual film noir fest “I Wake Up Dreaming” with a 35mm print of Peter Lorre’s Black Angel (1946), on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.

Black Angel will be shown at 6 pm and 9:50 pm. Nightmare Alley (1947), also on the double-feature, will begin at 7:45 pm.

The festival will run every Wednesday for five weeks, beginning August 3 and ending August 31, with a double or triple feature each Wednesday. All films but one will be shown in 35mm prints. The complete schedule is available on the Castro Theatre website.

Admission for every double or triple feature is $13 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box office.

The Castro Theatre is located at 429 Castro Street, in San Francisco, California.

Parking is available in two small lots and on the street near the cinema. The Castro is also well-served by both bus and street car. Public transportation options, as well as directions to the Castro, can be found on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the Castro at (415) 621-6120.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Black Angel, including an interview with June Vincent, who teams up with Dan Duryea to investigate nightclub owner Peter Lorre of murder.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in soft-cover and hard-back, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Austin Noir Fest Includes Lorre

For a second year, the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will host the Noir City film noir festival in Austin, Texas, the weekend of May 8-10, 2015 – and this year, the festival will highlight movies adapted from the work of suspense writer Cornell Woolrich, including Peter Lorre’s Black Angel (1946) on Saturday, May 9.

The festival is in cooperation with the Film Noir Foundation, which hosts annual Noir City festivals all across the United States.

Black Angel will begin at 3:30 pm in Theater 1.

Tickets are $8.25 for Reserved and $36.50 for the Balcony Package. The Balcony Package includes two tickets in the balcony section, plus a free parking voucher for the St. David’s parking garage, located at 710 Trinity Street, near 8th Street.

Tickets may be purchased on-line through the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz website. Select the date of May 9, 2015, from the drop-down box in the “Showtimes” section. Tickets may also be purchased from the Black Angel page.

The complete schedule for the film noir fest is available on the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz website.

The Ritz box office opens 45 minutes before all scheduled show times. Patrons are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes before their movie begins and to enjoy drinks and appetizers, as well as the pre-show program of vintage cartoons and shorts. Latecomers will not be seated.

The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz is located at 320 E. 6th Street, in Austin, Texas.

Parking is available in the St. David’s parking garage, located at 710 Trinity Street, near 8th Street. A free parking voucher for this garage is included in the Balcony Package. Metered parking is also available near the Ritz. Parking meters are free on Sundays, as well as after 6 pm Monday through Wednesday, and after midnight Thursday through Saturday. More information about parking, as well as directions to the Ritz, can be found on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the Ritz at (512) 861-7020.

The making of Black Angel is recounted in the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, written by Stephen D. Youngkin, through interviews with actress June Vincent. The Lost One is available in soft-bound and hard-back editions, as well as electronic versions for the Kindle and Nook.

Roxie Theater Festival Includes 3 Lorre Films

Lorre fans attending the “I Wake Up Dreaming” film noir festival at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco will have the opportunity to catch three Peter Lorre movies this week – Black Angel (1946), Island of Doomed Men (1940), and All Through the Night(1942).

Organized by Elliot Lavine, the festival runs from Friday, May 10, to Thursday, May 23. Most films will be shown in 35mm prints.

Peter Lorre films will be shown the following dates and times:

• May 12, Sunday – A tribute to author Cornell Woolrich includes Black Angel at 4:30 and 9:30 pm, in addition to Night Has a Thousand Eyes and Fall Guy
• May 13, Monday – Island of Doomed Men at 8 pm only, on a double bill with Club Havana
• May 14, Tuesday – All Through the Night at 8 pm only, on a double bill with Nightmare

Tickets may be purchased at the Roxie box office on the day of the show. The box opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day.

Tickets may also be purchased on-line through the Roxie website. Click on a film title and scroll to the bottom of the screen, then click on the Tickets link. The TicketWeb site will open.

Tickets are $11 for all seats and include the double or triple bill. A $2 service fee will be added for all tickets purchased on-line. Tickets may be picked up at the Roxie box office.

The Roxie Theater is located at 3117 16th Street, between Valencia and Guerrero streets, in San Francisco, California. For more information, please call the Roxie at (415) 863-1087.

Public transportation includes several MUNI bus-lines – 22, 53, 33, 14, and 49. The closest BART station is located at 16th and Mission streets.

Public parking is available at the 16th and Hoff Garage, located at 42 Hoff Street, off 16th Street, between Valencia and Mission streets. The garage is open between 7 am and 2 am. Hourly rates are listed on the garage website. For more information about parking, please call the garage at (415) 861-4048.

More information about ticket prices and parking may be found on the Roxie website.

Black Angel, Three Strangers at L.A. Film Noir Fest

Peter Lorre fans attending the Noir City Film Festival at the Egyptian in Los Angeles will be in for a special treat – a showing of both Black Angel (1946) and the preserved print of Three Strangers (1945).

Hosted by Eddie Muller and Film Noir Foundation co-director Alan K. Rode, the 14th annual festival of film noir will run from Friday, April 20, to Sunday, May 6, 2012.

Black Angel (1946) will be shown on Sunday, April 22, in a triple feature of movies based on Cornell Woolrich novels beginning at 5 pm with Phantom Lady (1944).

And on Saturday, May 5, Three Strangers (1945) will begin at 7:30 pm, followed by Nobody Loves Forever (1946) in a double-feature tribute to actress Geraldine Fitzgerald. A discussion with the actress’ son, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, will follow Three Strangers.

Tickets for the triple feature with Black Angel are $15 for the general public, $12 for students and seniors, and $10 for American Cinemateque members.

Tickets for the double feature with Three Strangers are $12 for the general public, $10 for students and seniors, and $8 for American Cinemateque members.

Tickets may be purchased on the day or in advance at the Egyptian Theatre’s box-office, which opens 90 minutes before the first show of the day. Tickets may also be purchased on-line through Fandango. Fandango processing fees will apply. More information on tickets may be found on the cinema’s website.

The Egyptian is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, between Las Palmas and McCadden, and just east of Highland Avenue, in Hollywood, CA. Directions to the cinema can be found on the Egyptian’s website.

Parking is available on the streets off Hollywood Blvd., as well as nearby parking garages, including the complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. More information on parking can be found on the Egyptian Theatre website. Please note – the Egyptian no longer validates parking tickets.

For the past 14 years, Eddie Muller has been programming the film noir festival at the Egyptian Theater. Since the formation of the Film Noir Foundation, Eddie has made reclamation and restoration of lost noir films an official crusade. For this event, as well as two previous film noir fests in San Francisco and Seattle, the Film Noir Foundation went to the personal expense of producing a preservation print of Three Strangers.

With several U.S. cities holding film noir festivals this year, more Lorre fans may have an opportunity to see Three Strangers – before UCLA acquires this preserved print for their Film Archive.