Austin Film Society Salutes Lorre

Lorre fans in the area of Austin, Texas, are in for a special treat in November, 2024, when the Austin Film Society presents the series “The Eyes of Peter Lorre”, including four Lorre movies in 35mm – M (1931), Mad Love (1935), Island of Doomed Men (1940), and The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).

The films will be shown on these dates and times ~

• M – Tuesday, November 5 – 7:30 pm
• M – Saturday, November 9 – 1:15 pm
• Mad Love – Tuesday, November 12 – 7:30 pm
• Mad Love – Thursday, November 14 – 6:45 pm
• Island of Doomed Men – Thursday, November 21 – 7:45 pm
• Island of Doomed Men – Saturday, November 23 – 2 pm
• The Beast with Five Fingers – Tuesday, November 26 – 7:30 pm
• The Beast with Five Fingers\ – Saturday, November 30 – 2 pm

Says the AFS website about the star of this “Essential Cinema” series – “A small, rounded man with bulging eyes and a lugubrious manner of speaking, Peter Lorre was an actor who was born to be impersonated. He was also an absolute master of his craft who understood the assignment. In a serious film, he could evoke a somber mood, and in a silly movie, he could play it for laughs. In this series, we get a bit of both, sometimes in the same film. Join us in celebrating an actor who always gives you something memorable to take home.”

Admission to the evening and weekend shows is $13.50 for all seats. Admission to the matinee shows, Monday through Friday, before 6 pm is $11. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first feature. Tickets may also be purchased through the Austin Film Society website. A nominal charge will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Austin Film Society is located at 6259 Middle Fiskville Road, in “The Linc” shopping center, in Austin, Texas. Plenty of parking is available in The Linc parking lot.

For more information, please call the theater at 512-322-0145, extension 3214.

Fall into Fall with Lorre

November means the start of the holiday season, with a handful of Peter Lorre films on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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November, 2024

Darkness falls early in November, and a few of Peter Lorre's noir classics are on the schedule.

Nov 19 (Tues), 9:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "San Francisco" with a selection of movies set in the foggy City by the Bay, including this mystery classic about nefarious characters in search of a fabulous statuette.

Nov 20 (Wed), 12:10 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Nov 22 (Fri), 3:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM Primetime salutes "1944 Noir" with a line-up of noir classics released in 1944, including this adaptation of an Eric Ambler novel, starring Peter Lorre as a Dutch mystery writer who gets more intrigue than he bargained for when he starts investigating the past of an international criminal.

Nov 24 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the primetime spotlight on a "Humphrey Bogart Double Feature" with a pair of Bogart movies, including the first film he made with Peter Lorre – and the first movie Peter made at Warner Bros, the studio he would become most associated with in his career.

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Sneak Peek at December, 2024

Mickey Rooney is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and later in the month, TCM salutes Peter's long-time movie partner Sydney Greenstreet.

Dec 1 (Sun), TCM – Casablanca (1942).

Dec 19 (Thurs), TCM – Quicksand (1950). TCM salutes "Star of the Month" Mickey Rooney with a day of movies, including the only film Rooney made with Peter Lorre.

Dec 27 (Fri), TCM – TCM salutes the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet, and Lorre fans can celebrate, too, when five of Peter's movies are on the schedule ~

• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Background to Danger (1943)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• Three Strangers (1946)
• The Verdict (1946)

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

York Cinema Fest Includes Lorre

As part of their “Image, Sound and Silence: An Art House Film Series”, the Appell Center for the Performing Arts, located in York, Pennsylvania, will screen Peter Lorre’s first sound movie M (1931) on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

The show begins at 3 pm with an introduction to the movie by Dr. Jack Ryan, Associate Professor in the English department.

The full schedule of movies in the “Image, Sound and Silence” series.

Tickets are $15 for all seats. A pass for the entire series is also available for $60. Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be purchased through the venue’s website.

The Appell Center is located at 50 North George Street, at the corner of North George and West Philadelphia streets, in York, Pennsylvania.

Parking is available at several parking garages near the Appell Center. Most convenient is the West Philadelphia Street Garage, located at 25 West Philadelphia Street, around the corner from the Appell Center. Parking is free all day weekends and after 8 pm on weekdays. More information about parking is available on the venue's website.

For more information, please call the box office at 717-846-1111.

Lorre Double-Feature at the New Beverly Cinema

Halloween is coming, and a special spooky treat is in store for Peter Lorre fans in the area of Los Angeles, California. On Tuesday, October 15, and Wednesday, October 16, 2
024, the New Beverly Cinema will show a Lorre double-feature – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) and The Face Behind the Mask (1941) on 35mm prints.

On both evenings, The Beast with Five Fingers will begin at 7:30 pm, with The Face Behind the Mask following at 9:30 pm.

Admission for the double-feature is $14.25. Tickets may be purchased online through the New Beverly website. A nominal booking 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 cinema’s website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen D. Youngkin describes Peter’s work with Robert Florey, who directed the actor in both The Face Behind the Mask and later, The Beast with Five Fingers.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

SiriusXM Lugosi Birthday Includes Lorre

Radio Classics channel host Greg Bell gives horror film actor Bela Lugosi the special birthday treatment with a 2-hour block of radio shows during the week of October 14 to 20, 2024.

And Lorre fans get a treat, too – an episode of Peter’s 1947 summer series Mystery in the Air!

The Lugosi birthday block includes ~

• Suspense, “The Doctor Prescribed Death” – February 2, 1943
• Mystery in the Air, “The Mask of Medusa” – September 4, 1947
• The Abbott and Costello Show, with guest Bela Lugosi – May 5, 1948
• The Mel Blanc Show – March 18, 1947

The programs will air on these dates and times ~

Monday, October 14 ~
11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern

Thursday, October 17 ~
1 am Pacific, 4 am Eastern

Sunday, October 20 ~
5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern

The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on Greg Bell’s website.

Satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs Radio Classics over channel 148. Subscribers may also listen to the programs over the internet or through the SiriusXM app on a Smart Phone or Smart Speaker. Not a subscriber? A three-month trial is also available for $2, plus fees and taxes, through the SiriusXM radio website.

Born October 20, 1882, Bela Lugosi worked with Peter Lorre in the musical horror-comedy You’ll Find Out (1940), starring Kay Kyser and members of his Kollege of Musical Knowledge band. Hired to play at the 21st birthday party of a debutante, Kay and his band thwart the plans of Lugosi, Lorre, and Boris Karloff to murder the girl and gain control of her estate.

On September 25, 1940, Kay Kyser hosted the three villains on his weekly radio show, Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge, a musical quiz show airing every Wednesday over NBC. Sadly, this program has apparently been lost.

But You’ll Find Out is included on a box-set of four Karloff and Lugosi movies. The DVD is available through Amazon United States. Or catch it on the Turner Classic Movies channel, most recently in October 2024, with Bela Lugosi as TCM's "Star of the Month".

Virginia Cinema Screens Lorre Horror Classic

Lorre fans in the area of Richmond, Virginia, are in for a very special Halloween treat on Monday, October 7, 2024 – a showing of The Raven (1963) at the historic Byrd Theatre.

Produced by American International Pictures as an entry in their series of 1960s movies based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven stars Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff, and features a young Jack Nicholson as Peter’s son Rexford. Roger Corman directed the film.

Organized by the Poe Museum, located in Richmond, Virginia, the Poe evening begins at 7 pm. Victoria Price, daughter of Vincent Price, will introduce the movie and participate in a panel discussion. Ms. Price will also sign cookbooks and autobiographies, which will be available for purchase in the cinema lobby after the panel discussion.

Admission to the “Poe Museum Movie Night” is $9 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the Byrd Theatre’s box office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Poe Museum website, as well as the Byrd Theatre website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Byrd Theatre is located at 2908 West Cary Street, between North Shepard Street and North Colonial Avenue, in the Carytown district of Richmond, Virginia.

Parking is available on the streets near the cinema, as well as public parking garages. More information about parking, as well as directions to the Byrd, is available on the cinema’s website.

The Poe Museum is located at 1914 East Main Street in Richmond, Virginia.

For more information, please contact Nicole Coppino at nicole@poemuseum.org.

Spooky Season with Lorre

October means Halloween and spooky movies on television, and that includes Peter Lorre films are on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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October, 2024

In October, Bela Lugosi is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and his films will be shown every Wednesday night, including the only film he made with Peter Lorre.

Oct 1 (Tues), 6:10 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct 3 (Thurs), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 3 (Thurs), 3:45 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). TCM salutes horror classics, beginning at 12:15 am with House of Wax (1953), and continuing with Peter's first American movie. Note – In Canada, Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) will be shown instead.

Oct 9 (Wed), 10:45 pm, TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). Tonight, "Star of the Month" Bela Lugosi is saluted as a "horror comedian", with a series of comedies starring Lugosi. The actor appeared several times with fellow horror actor Boris Karloff, but only once with Peter Lorre, in this musical comedy starring Kay Kyser and his College of Musical Knowledge band. Kay and company are hired to play for a young debutante's 21st birthday in a mysterious mansion with seances, hidden panels, and attempts on the birthday girl's life before she can inherit a fortune.

Oct 10 (Thurs), 11:30 am, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 14 (Sat), 6 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). A mansion with 13 bodies buried in the cellar is the setting for this dark comedy about two little old ladies with an unusual charity. Note – In Canada, Devotion (1946) will be shown instead.

Oct 17 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 17 (Thurs), 3:05 am, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 18 (Fri), 5:30 am, Antenna TV – The Jack Benny Program (Jan 22, 1963).

Oct 20 (Sun), 10:05 pm, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 20 (Sun), 3:45 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct 24 (Thurs), 7:45 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

Oct 24 (Thurs), 11:45 pm, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 30 (Wed), 5:15 pm, TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1944). On Halloween Eve, TCM gets the celebration going with a day of horror movies, including this classic set in an Italian villa where a dead pianist's severed right hand wreaks havoc.

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Sneak Peek at November, 2024

Darkness falls early in November, and on television, a handful of Lorre mystery films airs.

Nov 19 (Tues), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). On TCM, the daytime theme is "Set in San Francisco" with several films in the City by the Bay, including this mystery classic about nefarious characters in search of a fabulous statuette.

Nov 22 (Fri), TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). On TCM, the primetime theme is "Film Noir", including this classic Lorre and Greenstreet mystery adapted from the novel by Eric Ambler.

Nov 24 (Sun), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). On TCM, the primetime theme is "Humphrey Bogart Noir" – a double-feature of mysteries starring Bogart, beginning with the mystery classic that introduced Bogie to Peter Lorre.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Heights Theater Screens Lorre Comedy Classic

On Monday, September 30, 2024, Peter Lorre fans in the area of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, can celebrate the 80th anniversary of Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) with a viewing of the classic murder-comedy on the big screen of the Heights Theater.

The 35mm print will be shown at 7:30 pm.

Tickets are $15 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, as well as online through the cinema’s website. A nominal booking fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Heights Theater is located at 3951 Central Avenue Northeast, at the corner of Central Avenue and Gould Avenue, in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, a northeast suburb of Minneapolis.

Free parking is available in the lot beside the Heights, as well as beside the Heights on the Dairy Queen side – but not directly behind the Heights. This lot belongs to the United Methodist Community Church. Cars parked in the church’s parking lot will be towed. More information about parking, as well as directions to the cinema, are available on the Heights website.

The historic Heights Theater was built in 1926 as a neighborhood movie house, as well as local stage and vaudeville theater. Surviving fires, a bombing, and a tornado, the cinema has been restored to its former glory – and may well have shown Arsenic and Old Lace during its original run in 1944.

Lorre fans can relive those days at the Heights on Monday, September 30, 2024 – including hot buttered popcorn with real butter!

El Segundo Cinema Screens Lorre Classics

This fall, the historic Old Town Music Hall, located in El Segundo, California, will present two classic Peter Lorre films – M (1931) and The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Peter Lorre’s first sound movie M will be shown on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 2:30 pm and 7 pm.

Lorre fans planning to attend the 2:30 matinee are advised to allow for extra time to get to the cinema, as El Segundo’s Main Street fair will take place on Saturday, September 28, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Ticket prices are $12 for adults and children, and $10 for seniors age 61 and older. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before show time. Tickets may also be purchased online through the cinema’s website. A nominal charge will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Old Town Music Hall is located at 140 Richmond Street, near the Los Angeles International Airport, in El Segundo, California. Directions to the theater are available on the venue’s website.

Parking is available in the lot beside the Old Town Music Hall.

Lorre fans should then mark their calendars – The Maltese Falcon will be shown on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 2:30 pm.

For more information, please contact the cinema at 310-322-2592.

Annapolis Pub Screens Free Lorre Films

The 1747 Pub, located in the historic Reynolds Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, continues its Sunday night “Dinner and a Classic” free movie program in the outdoor Beer Garden with three Peter Lorre films in September and October, 2024 – Casablanca (1942), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Lorre films will be shown these dates and times ~

• Casablanca – Sunday, September 29
• The Maltese Falcon – Sunday, October 6
• Arsenic and Old Lace – Sunday, October 13

Each movie begins at dusk, approximately 6:30 pm.

Come between 4 and 7 pm and enjoy Happy Hour or a meal at the 1747 Pub. The kitchen is open until 10 pm, and full bar service is available throughout the evening. Scheduled movies are listed on the Events Calendar page of the tavern’s website. Interested in staying overnight? Lodging is available in the Reynolds Tavern.

The Beer Garden at the 1747 Pub is located directly behind Reynolds Tavern and has an entrance on Franklin Street.

Reynolds Tavern is located at 7 Church Circle, in Annapolis, Maryland.

Parking is available in the South Street Lot, located at 130 South Street, off Church Circle, in Annapolis, Maryland. More information about the South Street Lot is available on the Annapolis Parking website.

For more information, please call the Reynolds Tavern at 410-295-9555.