TCM’s Robert Osborne Hosts Lorre Film in Gettysburg, Feb. 13

Peter Lorre fans in the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, area will be in a for a special treat this coming Valentine’s Day weekend – Robert Osborne, long-time host of the Turner Classic Movies channel, will present a special showing of Casablanca (1942) at the Majestic Theater on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016.

Mr. Osborne will discuss with Majestic Founding Executive Director Jeffrey Gabel, the important role movie theaters have played in America’s small towns such as Gettysburg. In 2016, the Majestic celebrates its 90th anniversary as Gettysburg’s local cinema, beginning with silent movies in 1926 and moving on to sound features, many Peter Lorre films, including Casablanca, among them.

The program begins at 7:30 pm.

Admission is $25 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the Majestic’s box office in person or by calling (717) 337-8200 during regular business hours, Monday rough Saturday, noon to 7:30 pm.

Tickets may also be purchased online through the Majestic website. Click the “Buy Tickets” link and locate “Robert Osborne and Casablanca”. A nominal fee will be charged for all tickets booked online.

The Majestic Theater is located at 25 Carlisle Street, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Parking is available in the Gettysburg Borough Parking Garage, located in E. Racehorse Alley, directly behind the Majestic Theater. More information on parking, as well as directions to the Majestic, is available on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the Majestic Theater at (717) 337-8200.

In March of 2006, Robert Osborne shared his thoughts on the authorized Lorre biography – “What I read most of the time are biographies. I don't read fiction because I feel I get enough fiction from the movies I see . . . There's also a wonderful one out now on Peter Lorre: The Lost One by Stephen D. Youngkin.”

Mr. Osborne’s review is one of many in the “Critics Are Saying” section of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre website.

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

Peter Lorre in the New Year, 2016

Lorre fans move into 2016 with a number of Peter Lorre movies on television and Turner Classic Movies.

All times shown are Eastern Standard.

Peter Lorre's page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.

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January, 2016

Kick off the New Year with these Lorre films!

Jan. 3 (Sun), 2 pm, Movies! Network channel – Beat the Devil (1954). The Movies! Network has scheduled several times in January the last movie Peter made with his old pal Humphrey Bogart, filmed on location in Italy.

Jan. 8 (Fri), 3:45 pm, Movies! Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

Jan. 11 (Mon), 1:10 pm, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Jan. 12 (Tues), 11:15 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Jan. 14 (Thurs), 10:10 pm and 2:20 am, Movies! Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

Jan. 28 (Thurs), 1 am, Turner Classic Movies channel – Around the World in 80 Days (1957). TCM shines its January spotlight on Art Director William Cameron Menzies, including a showing of this all-star extravaganza directed by Michael Todd. Playing on his fame as the Japanese detective Mr. Moto, Peter plays a Japanese steward on a ship bound for Yokohama and Shanghai.

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February, 2016

In February, TCM’s annual “30 Days of Oscar” festival begins, running into the beginning of March. Although Peter never won an Oscar – was never even nominated for an Oscar – many of the movies he appeared in were both Oscar-winners and Oscar-nominated.

Feb. 14 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). Winner of several Oscars for 1943, its official Year of Release, including Best Picture.

Feb. 19 (Fri), 11 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). Nominated for several Oscars for 1941, including Best Picture.

Feb. 23 (Tues), 1:30 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). Joan Fontaine was nominated for “Best Actress”, but lost to Jennifer Jones and The Song of Bernadette.

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March, 2016

TCM’s “30 Days of Oscar” fest concludes with a final Oscar-winning Lorre movie, before returning to their usual schedule – as well as a special trip to the Disney Vaults.

Mar. 2 (Wed), 3:30 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1957). Winner of the Oscar for “Best Picture of 1957”.

Mar. 4 (Fri), 10:30 pm and 3:15 am, GetTV – Beat the Devil (1954). Peter's final movie with pal Humphrey Bogart and director John Huston.

Mar. 7 (Mon), 2 am, GetTV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Mar. 7 (Mon), 8 am, Movies! TV Network – Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939).

Mar. 8 (Tues), 6 pm, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). In this birthday salute to Cyd Charisse (and Claire Trevor), watch for Peter in a cameo appearance playing blackjack in a casino.

Mar. 9 (Wed), 8:30 pm, TCM – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). Guest host and film historian Leonard Maltin opens the Disney Vaults for an evening of films and featurettes with a nautical theme, including Peter Lorre’s only movie for the Walt Disney Studios, co-starring with old friend Paul Lukas.

Mar. 9 (Wed), 10:45 pm, TCM – Operation Undersea (1954). Leonard Maltin continues with this documentary on the making of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Mar. 11 (Fri), 3 pm, Movies! TV Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Mar. 13 (Sun), 12 noon, GetTV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Mar. 17 (Thurs), 1:30 pm, Movies! TV Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Mar. 20 (Sun), 5 am, GetTV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Mar. 31 (Thurs), 1:45 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). In March, TCM shines their spotlight on movies "Condemned" by the Catholic Legion of Decency, and on the final night of the fest, TCM takes a look at Special Cases. The Legion's problem with Strange Cargo, Peter Lorre's first appearance in a Clark Gable film? Tune in and find out!

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Many of these and other Lorre movies 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 is available in the book’s Appendix. The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in hard-back and soft-bound editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Happy viewing!

Happy Holidays from Peter Lorre!

This holiday season, Lorre fans on both the West and East coasts can spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve with Peter when San Francisco’s Roxie Theater, Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre, and Cambridge’s Brattle Theatre present Casablanca (1942).

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The Roxie, San Francisco ~

At the Roxie Theater, Casablanca will be on a special holiday double feature with the French film Bob the Gambler (1956) on Saturday, Dec. 26.

Casablanca will be shown at 3 pm and 7 pm.

Ticket prices are $7.50 for the matinee and $10 for the evening show. Seniors 65 and older pay $7.50 at all times.

The Roxie Theater is located at 3117 16th Street, between Valencia and Guerrero streets, in San Francisco, California.

Parking is available at the 16th and Hoff garage, located at 42 Hoff Street in San Francisco. The Roxie is also well served by public transportation, both bus and BART. More information about public transportation, as well as directions to the cinema, is available on the Roxie website.

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The Colonial, Phoenixville ~

The historic Colonial Theatre, in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, will present Casablanca on Sunday, Dec. 27, as part of its Sunday afternoon series of classic films.

The movie will begin at 2 pm.

Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for seniors (age 62 and older) and students, and $5 children (under age 13) and Colonial Theatre members. Tickets may be purchased on-line through the Colonial’s website. On the Casablanca page, click the button “Buy Tickets”. Tickets may also be purchased at the Colonial’s box office.

The Colonial Theatre is located at 227 Bridge Street, in the heart of the historic business section of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

Free 2-hour parking is available on the streets near the Colonial Theatre. The 2-hour limit is strictly enforced. Metered parking is available in nearby lots. Closest to the Colonial is Parking Lot #3, located at the corner of Main Street, along Taylor Alley. More information about parking, as well as directions, may be found on the Colonial’s website.

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The Brattle, Cambridge ~

Lorre fans in Cambridge can ring out 2015 with Peter and Casablanca at the Brattle Theatre on New Year’s Eve, Thursday, Dec. 31.

Show times are 4:30 pm, 7 pm, and 9:30 pm.

General Admission tickets are $9 for the 4:30 pm matinee and $11 for the evening shows. Tickets for students (with student ID) and Brattle members are $9, and $8 for seniors and children (under age 12).

Tickets may be purchased on-line through the Brattle Theatre website. From the “Calendar” drop-down menu, or the Casablanca webpage, click the “Buy Tickets” button. A nominal fee will be added to all on-line purchases.

The Brattle Theatre is located in Brattle Hall at 40 Brattle Street, a block from Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The cinema’s entrance is on the left side of the building – look for the sidewalk poster case and marquee.

Parking is available at meters around Harvard Square, as well as both validated and non-validated parking garages. The Brattle Theatre box office will validate parking tickets at the Charles Square Garage and the University Place Garage.

The Brattle is also well-served by public transportation, including MBTA bus routes and the subway.

More information about parking, as well as directions, is available on the Brattle’s website.

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In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of Casablanca. Although Peter considered the movie unimportant, his performance in Casablanca led to the offer of a long-term contract at Warner Bros.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available for the Kindle and Nook, as well as both hard-back and soft-bound editions.

Peter Lorre at the Bean Tonight in Savannah

The Psychotronic Film Society of Savannah will host a screening of Beat the Devil (1954) at The Sentient Bean in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

Seating is at 7:30 pm. Beat the Devil begins at 8 pm.

Admission is $7 for everyone, however, Beat the Devil is considered for Mature Audiences only.

The Psychotronic Film Society will also raffle off free movie passes, as well as rare and unusual prizes from their archives, before the show. Until 9 pm, the Sentient Bean will offer special discounts on both Craft Beer and Organic Wine for anyone 21 and older, as well as their vegetarian dishes, desserts, and Fair-Trade coffee and tea.

The Sentient Bean is located at 13 E. Park Avenue, at the corner of E. Park Avenue and Bull Street, in Savannah, Georgia. Directions to the Bean are available on the coffee shop’s website.

Parking is available along E. Park Avenue in front of The Bean, as well as a nearby parking lot.

For more information, please call The Bean at 912-232-4447.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discusses the making of Beat the Devil, the final movie Peter Lorre made with his old friend Humphrey Bogart and his first Warner Bros. director John Huston.

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

Lorre at the Darkside Cinema in Corvallis, OR

Peter Lorre fans in the Corvallis, Oregon, area will enjoy a rare opportunity on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 – a free screening of Double Confession (1950) at the Darkside Cinema, Corvallis’ only independent movie theater. It’s this week’s feature at the venue’s Community Movie Night, held every Tuesday.

Introduced by curator Ygal Kaufman, who is a fan of Peter's and classic movies, the program begins at 7 pm and includes short subjects, cartoons, newsreels, and commercials originally shown when the feature was first released.

Admission is free for everyone. Donations are accepted – and benefit the renovations to the Darkside Cinema. Movie snacks are available for purchase.

The Darkside Cinema is located at 215 Southwest 4th Street in Corvallis, Oregon.

Parking is available on the street in front of the cinema.

For more information, please call the Darkside Cinema at (415) 994-2188.

Long thought lost, Double Confession was for many years on the British Film Institute’s list of “The 75 Most Wanted” movies. But in 2013, Renown Pictures Ltd released the movie to all-regions DVD from a pristine 35mm print.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of Double Confession, including an interview with the film’s director Ken Annakin.

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

VFF Includes Lorre Film on Nov. 7

Peter Lorre fans attending the annual Virginia Film Festival in historic Charlottesville, Virginia, will be in for a special treat – The Maltese Falcon (1941) introduced by famed film historian Leonard Maltin.

The program will begin at 3:30 pm on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, in the Culbreth Theatre.

Admission is $10 for adults. University of Virginia students may be admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at the U.VA. Arts Box Office, located in the U.VA. Drama Building. Tickets may also be purchased online through the VFF website. On the page for The Maltese Falcon, click the “Buy Tickets” button.

More information about tickets may be found on the VFF website.

The Culbreth Theatre is in the U.VA. Drama Building, located at 109 Culbreth Road, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Parking is available in the Culbreth Road Garage. Patrons may park for free in the garage weekdays after 4:30 pm and anytime on Saturday and Sunday. More information about parking may be found on the festival website.

The Virginia Film Festival will be held this year from Thursday, Nov. 5 to Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. The full schedule may be found on the festival website.

Join Lorre for Tea and Murder in Durham, NC, Nov. 6

Lorre fans in the Durham, N. Carolina, area will have a chance to catch Peter on the big screen when the Carolina Theatre presents Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) on Friday, November 6, 2015, as part of their RetroClassics Film Series.

The evening theme of “Murder and a Cup of Tea” begins at 7 pm with Arsenic and Old Lace, followed by Murder, He Says (1945). Both movies will be shown in Cinema One.

Tickets are $9 for all seats and may be purchased at the Cinema Box Office 30 minutes before the first movie of the day. Tickets may also be purchased online from TicketMaster through the Carolina Theatre website. On the Arsenic and Old Lace and Murder, He Says screen, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the "Buy Now" button. TicketMaster charges a small fee for online purchases.

The Carolina Theatre is located at 309 W. Morgan Street in Durham, N. Carolina.

Parking is available at the Durham Center Parking Garage, located directly across the street from the Carolina Theatre. More information about parking is available on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please contact the Carolina Theatre at (919) 560-3030.

Peter Lorre on TV in Winter, 2015

Lorre fans move into the holiday season of Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah with many Peter Lorre movies on television and Turner Classic Movies.

All times shown are Eastern Standard.

Peter Lorre's page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.

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November, 2015

November begins with one of Peter’s favorite movies and continues with Lorre films on the MGM HD channel and the Fox Movie Channel.

Nov. 1 (Sun), 2:30 pm, MGM HD channel – Tales of Terror (1962). The MGM HD channel salutes the Day of the Dead with a film festival of horror movies adapted from or inspired by Edgar Allan Poe stories and directed by Roger Corman.

Nov. 1 (Sun), 8 pm, Turner Classic Movies channel – Crime and Punishment (1935). A “Dostoyevsky Double Feature” includes Peter’s second American film, a movie he later called one of his favorites.

Nov. 1 (Sun), 2:40 am, MGM HD channel – The Raven (1963). The “Day of the Dead” festival continues with this horror-comedy starring Peter with Vincent Price and Boris Karloff, as well as a young Jack Nicholson.

Nov. 10 (Tues), 7:20 am, Fox Movie Channel – I Was an Adventuress (1940). Peter Lorre plays Polo, the kleptomaniac partner of a trio of jewel thieves operating on the French Riviera.

Nov. 10 (Tues), 5:40 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Nov. 15 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). As Marius, the clever pickpocket and safecracker imprisoned in the French penal colony at Cayenne, Peter made his final movie with Humphrey Bogart while under contract to Warner Bros.

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December, 2015

The year 2015 ends with a couple of Peter Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies schedule.

Dec. 15 (Tues), 6 am, TCM – The Big Circus (1959). "Under the Big Top" is the daytime theme today, and a day of movies with a circus setting includes this Irwin Allen film, featuring Peter Lorre as a clown called “Skeeter”.

Dec. 16 (Wed), 8:45 am, Turner Classic Movies channel – Crime and Punishment (1935). The daytime theme today is "Crime and Punishment", including Peter's second American movie, adapted from Dostoyevsky's novel of the same name.

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Many of these and other Lorre movies 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 is available in the book’s Appendix. The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in hard-back and soft-bound editions, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Happy viewing!

Lorre and Greenstreet Double Feature in Los Angeles

Peter Lorre fans in the Los Angeles are in for a treat over the Labor Day weekend – the New Beverly Cinema will present a double feature pairing Peter with his onscreen partner-in-crime Sydney Greenstreet in The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The Mask of Dimitrios (1944), on Sunday, Sept. 6, and Monday, Sept. 7, 2015.

On Sunday, The Mask of Dimitrios will be shown twice, at 5:20 pm and 9:35 pm, and The Maltese Falcon will be shown once, at 7:30 pm.

On Monday, each movie will be shown one time only – The Maltese Falcon at 7:30 pm and The Mask of Dimitrios at 9:35 pm.

Both movies will be shown as 35mm prints.

Tickets are $8 for general admission and $6 for seniors over 62 and children under 12, and admission is both movies on the double bill, although you may stay for one movie only, if you wish. Tickets may be purchased at the New Beverly box office. The box office opens at least 30 minutes before the first movie on the double bill. Tickets may also be purchased online through the New Beverly Cinema website. A small service fee will be included with tickets 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 on parking and MTA lines may be found on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please contact the New Beverly at (323) 938-4038.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin details the onscreen team of Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. The Maltese Falcon was their first movie together, as well as at Warner Bros. Supporting roles in three more movies followed until mid-1944 when they were paired as the lead players in The Mask of Dimitrios. For the next two years, Lorre and Greenstreet appeared in four more films, two as the leads, two in support. All nine of their movies are available on DVD.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available for purchase in hard-bound and soft-bound editions, as well as eBooks for the Kindle and Nook.

Lorre Sings, Dances in Palo Alto

Lorre fans in the Palo Alto, California area, can catch a singing and dancing Peter Lorre over the Labor Day weekend when the Stanford Theatre presents the Fred Astaire MGM musical Silk Stockings (1957) on a double bill with Anastasia (1956), September 5 through 8, Saturday through Tuesday.

Silk Stockings will be shown each day at 5:20 pm and 9:25 pm. Anastasia will be shown at 7:30 pm, with a matinee at 3:25 on Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for Seniors (65 and older) and Youth (18 and younger). Tickets may be purchased with cash only at the Stanford box office on the day of the show.

The Stanford Theatre is located at 221 University Avenue, in Palo Alto, California.

Parking is available on the street in front of the Stanford. Parking is also available in two large public parking decks within two blocks of the Stanford. The Bryant Street Garage is located at 445 Bryant Street, north of University Avenue. The High Street Parking Garage is located at 528 High Street, south of University Avenue. More information about parking is available on the Stanford Theatre website.

For more information, please call the Stanford Theatre at (650) 324-3700.