SiriusXM Wishes Peter Lorre a Happy Birthday!

Friday, June 26, 2026, marks the 122nd birthday of Peter Lorre, and this week, Lorre fans can enjoy Peter’s work in both film and old-time radio shows.

Satellite radio provider SiriusXM kicks off the celebration on the Radio Classics channel with two different two-hour birthday blocks of Lorre radio appearances, beginning Monday, June 22.

“Peter Lorre Birthday (1)” includes guest appearances on Fred Allen’s show The Texaco Star Theater (January 3, 1943) and Duffy’s Tavern (October 19, 1943); an episode of the anthology series Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull” (March 7, 1943); and finally, an episode of Suspense, “Of Maestro and Man” (July 20, 1944).

“Peter Lorre Birthday (2)” includes two episodes from Peter’s own 13-week summer series Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 7, 1947), and “The Mask of Medusa” (September 4, 1947); an episode of the anthology series Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me” (August 30, 1945); and an episode of the Armed Forces Radio Services anthology series Mystery Playhouse, “The Dilemma”, originally airing on Mollé Mystery Theater (November 21, 1944).

And in between the programs, host Greg Bell discusses Peter’s life and career.

The Lorre programs and tributes will air on these dates and times –

Monday, June 22 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
3 am Pacific, 6 am Eastern

Tuesday, June 23 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #2
7 am Pacific, 10 am Eastern

Friday, June 26 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern

Peter Lorre Birthday #2
7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern

Saturday, June 27 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
9 pm Pacific

Sunday, June 28 –
Peter Lorre Birthday #1
12 midnight Eastern

Peter Lorre Birthday #2
11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern

The full schedule for the week of Monday, June 22, to Sunday, June 28, is available on Greg Bell’s website.

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 3-month trial is available for one dollar through the SiriusXM radio website.

And on Peter Lorre’s birthday – Friday, June 26 – the party continues on the Turner Classic Movies channel with a morning and afternoon of Lorre movies. Here’s the line-up – all times are Eastern.

• 6:45 am – M (1931)
• 8:45 am – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• 10:05 am – “Hollywood Steps Out” (1941)
• 10:15 am – Mad Love (1935)
• 11:30 am – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• 12:45 pm – The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• 2:45 pm – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• 4:30 pm – Three Strangers (1946)
• 6:15 pm – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
• 7:45 pm – “Hair-Raising Hare” (1946)

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the life and career of Peter Lorre, through interviews with family members, friends, fellow actors, and crew behind the cameras.

The book’s Appendix includes a full list of Peter’s movies, as well as a complete-to-date list of his radio work. For more information on The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, please visit the book’s official website – www.PeterLorreBook.com.

Happy birthday, Peter Lorre!

Lorre Films in June

June, 2026, is a big month for Lorre fans, with many Lorre movies on television – the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel, and the Movies! Network channel.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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June, 2026

June brings a number of Peter Lorre movies on television, including a celebration of Peter's 122nd birthday on the Turner Classic Movies channel.

June 2 (Tues), 7:30 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). The daytime theme is "Literary Adventures", including this all-star epic based on the novel by Jules Verne.

June 5 (Fri), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM's special primetime theme is "Summer of Darkness". TCM's host "The Czar of Noir", Eddie Muller, takes over Friday nights in June and July with a series of film noir classics. Kicking off the event is The Maltese Falcon, the hardboiled detective thriller about the mysterious statuette coveted by a group of international thieves.

June 5 (Fri), 9:45 pm, TCM – Hollywood Steps Out (1941). An animated Peter Lorre joins other caricatured Hollywood stars for a night out at a Los Angeles hotspot in this Tex Avery cartoon.

June 7 (Sun), 12:25 am, Movies! Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

June 9 (Tues), 12:15 pm, TCM – Hotel Berlin (1945). The daytime theme is "A Hotel Collection". Check into these cinematic hotels in the morning and afternoon, including the "Hotel Berlin", in the waning days of World War II.

June 10 (Wed), 4 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The daytime theme is "Cinema Sisters" with a morning and afternoon of movies featuring sisters, including this dark comedy about the two Brooklyn sisters with an unusual charity involving some potent homemade elderberry wine.

June 11 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

June 15 (Mon), 8:15 am, Talking Pictures TV – British Television – Beat the Devil (1954).

June 19 (Fri), 9 pm, ScreenPix Horror channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

June 20 (Fri), 11:20 am, ScreenPix Horror channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

June 21 (Sun), 3:08 pm, XUNO Comedy TV channel – The Red Skelton Show, "Clem Strikes Oil" (March 5, 1957).

June 26 (Fri) – A birthday tribute to Peter Lorre. TCM celebrates the 122nd birthday of Peter Lorre with a morning and afternoon of Peter's movies –

• 6:45 am – M (1931)
• 8:45 am – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• 10:05 am – “Hollywood Steps Out” (1941)
• 10:15 am – Mad Love (1935)
• 11:30 am – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
• 12:45 pm – The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• 2:45 pm – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• 4:30 pm – Three Strangers (1946)
• 6:15 pm – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
• 7:45 pm – “Hair-Raising Hare” (1946)

June 26 (Fri), Silver Screen Classics channel – Canada – A Lorre triple feature ~

• 7 pm – M (1931)
• 9 pm – My Favorite Brunette (1947)
• 11 pm – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

June 26 (Fri), 10:15 pm, ScreenPix Horror channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

June 27 (Sat), 1:05 pm, ScreenPix Horror channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

June 27 (Sat), Silver Screen Classics channel – Canada – A Lorre triple feature ~

• 12 noon – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• 1:30 pm – M (1931)
• 3:30 pm – My Favorite Brunette (1947)

June 28 (Sun), 12 midnight, Movies! Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

June 29 (Mon), 9:50 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

June 30 (Tue), 2:35 pm, Talking Pictures TV – British Television – Peter Lorre: Behind the Mask (2024). Directed by Evelyn Schels, this documentary discusses the life and career of Peter Lorre, through interviews with his biographer Stephen D. Youngkin, as well as film and theater scholars.

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Sneak Peek at July, 2026

July 6 (Mon), 3:45 am, TCM – Muscle Beach Party (1964). The Star of the Month in July is a group – "Singers as Stars", including this summertime musical comedy starring Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon.

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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.

The Peter Lorre News blog is an Amazon Affiliate and receives commissions on purchases. Thank you for supporting this blog by using our affiliate links.

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Monsterpalooza Event Features Lorre

Lorre fans attending the annual Monsterpalooza convention at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, May 29 to 31, 2026, are in for a special treat – Karie Bible will moderate an hour-long talk on Peter Lorre, with her co-host cinema-media historian Dawn Fratini!

In “Peter Lorre: Master of Menace”, Karie and Dawn will discuss the actor’s background in horror films, as well as the man behind the image.

The event will begin at 12 noon on Sunday, May 31, the final day of Monsterpalooza.

The three-day Monsterpalooza will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center, located at 300 East Green Street in Pasadena, California. The convention begins on Friday, May 29, and runs until Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Tickets may be purchased online through the Monsterpalooza website, as well as at the door of the convention center. One-day only tickets are available for each day – $42.91 for Friday; $55 for Saturday; and $50 for Sunday. A three-day ticket is also available for $96.54.

Parking is available at the Pasadena Convention Center, which adjoins the Hotel Dena. Parking is also available on the streets near the convention center. More information on parking is available on the Pasadena Convention Center website.

Since 2009, Monsterpalooza has been entertaining horror fans with actors and others involved in the horror genre, photo opportunities, autograph sessions, makeup demos, talks and presentations.

Among the events this year are talks on The Wizard of Oz, Night of the Living Dead, “The Makeup of Weapons”, “Dracula and Frankenstein Turn 95!”, and many more. And the guests attending this year include actor Paul Williams, Katey Sagal, singer Alice Cooper, and Lynne Lugosi Sparks, granddaughter of Bela Lugosi. The full list of events and guests are available on the Monsterpalooza website.

In addition to her Lorre presentation, Karie will host a night-time guided tour of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery – the final resting place of Peter Lorre, as well as many other actors and behind-the-scenes film folks. Space is limited, and advance reservations are required through the cemetery's website.

Karie Bible has also invited fans into her “Hollywood Kitchen”, where she and her guests – film history expert Danny Miller Classic Film Club co-creator Ruth Mundsack – cooked up Peter’s favorite recipe, “Pork Chops and Scalloped Potatoes." Midway through the program, Lorre biographer Stephen D. Youngkin joined Karie by Zoom for a conversation about Peter’s life and career. This program may be viewed on both the Hollywood Kitchen website and the Hollywood Kitchen YouTube channel.

Bon appetit!

Lorre Film at Campus Cinema

Lorre fans attending Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, are in for a special treat tonight when the historic art deco Campus Theatre shows the 1963 horror-comedy The Comedy of Terrors, starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone.

The film will begin at 8 pm on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

Admission is $6 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first show. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Campus Theatre’s website.

The Campus Theatre is located at 413 Market Street in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Parking is available at meters along Market Street between 7th Street and Front Street, as well as some of the side streets. More information about parking is available on the venue’s website.

Lorre Films in May

A new month and Peter Lorre films on television – the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel, and the Movies! Network channel.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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May, 2026

The month of May brings just a handful of Lorre movies on television this month.

May 5 (Tues), 6:40 pm, Universal Westerns channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (Mar. 16, 1960).

May 7 (Thurs), 4 pm, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). TCM celebrates the director Edmund Goulding with a morning and afternoon of his movies, including the only time he directed Peter Lorre.

May 15 (Fri), 4 pm, Universal Westerns channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (Mar. 16, 1960).

May 17 (Sun), 9:50 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

May 22 (Fri), 11:30 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The TCM daytime theme "This and That" with every film title joined with the word "and", including this Lorre film involving poison (arsenic) and elderly ladies (old lace). Note – In Canada, To Have and Have Not will be shown instead.

May 24 (Sun), 9:25 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

May 30 (Sat), 6 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The TCM Saturday features line-up includes the classic whodunit involving a San Francisco detective (Humphrey Bogart) and the villains (Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor) in search of a fabulous golden statuette covered in gems.

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Sneak Peek at June, 2026

Movies coming in June include these.

June 5 (Fri), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM's special prime time theme is "Summer of Darkness", including this classic mystery.

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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.

The Peter Lorre News blog is an Amazon Affiliate and receives commissions on purchases. Thank you for supporting this blog by using our affiliate links.

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Happy viewing!

Frida Cinema Bogie Fest Includes Lorre

Lorre fans in the area of Santa Ana, California, will be treated to two of Peter’s classic movies on the big screen when the Frida Cinema presents Casablanca (1942) and The Maltese Falcon (1941) as part of their months-long “Bogie Fest”, celebrating the career of Peter’s off-screen pal Humphrey Bogart.

“Bogie Fest” will run from April to July 28, 2026, and includes a dozen of Bogie’s best films.

Casablanca will be shown these dates and times –

• Thursday, April 16 – 1:30 pm and 7:30 pm
• Friday, April 17 – 2:30 pm
• Saturday, April 18 – 12:30 pm and 2:45 pm
• Sunday, April 19 – 12:30 pm and 3 pm
• Wednesday, April 22 – 12 noon, 2:30 pm, and 5 pm

The Maltese Falcon will be shown these dates and times –

• Friday, April 24 – 12:30 pm
• Saturday, April 25 – 12:45 pm
• Sunday, April 26 – 12:45 pm
• Monday, April 27 – 7:45 pm

Admission is $9 for matinee showings, and $12 for evening showings. Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Frida website. Select a film and a show-time, and a new window will open. A nominal fee will be charged for each ticket purchased online.

The Frida Cinema is located at 305 East 4th Street, at Suite 100 in the Calle Quatro Plaza in downtown Santa Ana, California.

Parking is available in the parking garage located at 300 East 5th Street, behind the Frida. The cinema is also well-served by public transportation. More information about parking and getting to the Frida can be found on the venue’s website.

Lorre Scheduled at TCM Film Festival 2026

The Turner Classic Movies channel has announced the schedule of films and events at their annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, and Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) will be shown on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

As part of the “Architects of Noir” series at the festival, Stranger on the Third Floor will begin at 6:45 pm. Special guest Ernest Dickerson, veteran film and television director, will introduce the film.

Stranger on the Third Floor will be shown at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatre, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in the Ovation Hollywood shopping complex in Hollywood, California.

Parking is available in the garage at Ovation Hollywood. Enter from Highland Avenue or on Orange court between Hollywood Boulevard and Franklin Avenue. More information about the parking garage, including rates, is available on the Ovation Hollywood website.

The “Classic Pass” and the “Palace Pass” are available for purchase through the Festival website.

Individual tickets for movies and events may be purchased for $20, Once passholders have been seated at events, individual ticket holders will be seated. More information about tickets is available on the Festival website.

Lorre Classic at Los Angeles Cinema

Lorre fans in the area of Los Angeles, California, can enjoy an Easter treat when the New Beverly Cinema shows a 35mm print of Casablanca (1942) on Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 2026.

The film will begin at 2 pm on both April 4 and April 5. And as a feature of the "Family Matinee", young patrons age 12 and under will receive a free bag of popcorn.

Ticket prices are $11 for all seats.

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.

Spring into Spring with Lorre Films in April

April brings springtime weather and Peter Lorre films on television – the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel, and the Movies! Network channel.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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April, 2026

Lorre fans in the United States and the United Kingdom will find many of Peter's movies on television this month.

Apr 2 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

Apr 2 (Thurs), 9 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). The TCM daytime theme is "Spies of WW II", including two Lorre films involving spies and secret agents. First is this espionage movie set in Ankara, Turkey, and involving an American agent working against both Nazis and Russian spies.

Apr 2 (Thurs), 6 pm, TCM – Hotel Berlin (1945). The TCM daytime theme "Spies of WW II" concludes with this World War II drama set in a luxury hotel in Berlin.

Apr 2 (Thurs), 11 am, Film 4, British Television – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Apr 2 (Thurs), 1:50 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

Apr 9 (Thurs), 3 pm, TCM – The Verdict (1946). The TCM daytime theme "Stories from Scotland Yard" with a day of who-dunnit films set in London, including this Victorian locked-room mystery, which was the final pairing of Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet.

Apr 12 (Sun), 6 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television – My Favorite Brunette (1947).

Apr 12 (Sun), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Apr 14 (Tues), 3:30 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television – Double Confession (1951).

Apr 20 (Mon), 12:45 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television – Casbah (1948).

Apr 23 (Thurs), 5:45 pm, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). TCM celebrates the birthday of director Frank Borzage with a morning and afternoon of movies he directed, including this Clark Gable and Joan Crawford drama involving prisoners escaping from Devil's Island.

Apr 25 (Sat), 8 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The TCM primetime theme is "Pick Your Poison", including this dark comedy involving two elderly aunts and a potent mixture of three poisons mixed in elderberry wine. Note – In Canada, Romeo and Juliet (1936) will be shown instead.

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Sneak Peek at May, 2026

Check back soon for the Lorre movies coming in May!

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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 – United States
• Amazon – Canada
• Amazon – United Kingdom

Happy viewing!

TCM Film Festival 2026 Includes Lorre

Peter Lorre fans attending the annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles, California, at the end of April, 2026, are in for a special treat – a showing of Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) on the big screen of one of the festival’s venues.

The TCM festival will begin on Thursday, April 30, and end on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

“The World Comes to Hollywood” is this year’s theme, and the annual TCM Classic Film Festival features screenings in classic theaters, parties, and special celebrity guests.

Although the festival’s schedule has not been announced, two levels of passes may be purchased through the website ~

• Classic – $949 – Access to all four days
• Palace – $449 – Access to the final three days

Individual event tickets may also be available at screenings, once the passholders are seated. Individual tickets are $20, and students with valid Student ID will receive a discount of 50%.

Venues for the festival screenings include ~

TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX
6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California
Once known as Grauman’s Chinese Theater, this historic cinema, built in 1922, features the footprints and handprints of many famous actors.

TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Multiplex
6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California
Adjacent to Grauman’s Chinese Theater, this cinema was built in 2001. Screen #1, Screen #4, and Screen #6 will be used in some of the presentations.

Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California
Built in 1922, this historic cinema was originally built by Sid Grauman, before he built his famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater.

More information about the festival venues is available on the TCM festival website.

Parking is available in several lots near Hollywood Boulevard. One of the largest in the area is the Hollywood and Highland lot, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, with entrances on Highland Avenue and Orange Drive. More information about the Hollywood and Highland lot is available on the parking lot’s website.

To keep up-to-date on the festival’s schedule, check the TCM website, as well as their social media.