A summer of Peter Lorre films on TV begins with a showing of Arsenic and Old Lace on Turner Classic Movies – Sunday, June 5, 1:45 pm EST.
And then continues on with many Lorre films through July and August.
Peter Lorre's page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.
June, 2011
June 5 (Sun.), 1:45 pm, Turner Classic Movies channel – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
June 11 (Sat.), 9:30 am, Fox Movie Channel – I Was an Adventuress (1940)
June 15 (Wed.), 9 am, Hallmark Movie Channel – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
June 20 (Mon.), 5:15 am, Action Cinemax – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
July, 2011
July 2 (Sat.), 5:15 am, More Max – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
July 4 (Mon.), 4:10 pm, MGM Movie Channel – Muscle Beach Party (1964).
July 6 (Wed.), 3 am, TCM – Three Strangers (1946). A rare romantic role for Peter. His leading lady, Joan Lorring, also played his love interest in The Verdict (1946).
July 7 (Thurs.), 8:35 am, Flix East – The Patsy (1964).
July 8 (Fri.), 12 midnight, THIS channel – Black Angel (1946).
July 10 (Sun.), 6 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942).
July 11 (Mon.), 6:45 am, Flix East – The Patsy (1964).
July 14 (Thurs.), 1:30 pm, THIS channel – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).
July 14 (Thurs.), 2:30 am, TCM – The Sad Sack (1957). An entry in TCM’s month-long look at Arab Images on Film, this Jerry Lewis starrer with Peter Lorre as Sergeant Abdul ends an evening of “Arabs as a Subject of Ridicule”.
July 19 (Tues.), 6 am, Flix East – The Patsy (1964).
July 24 (Sun.), 7:30 am, Fox Movie Channel – I Was an Adventuress (1940)
July 27 (Wed.), 4:30 pm, Flix East – The Patsy (1964).
August, 2011
TCM presents their annual Summer Under the Stars – No special day for Peter Lorre, but several days for Lorre co-stars.
Aug. 10 (Wed.), 4:15 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Shirley MacLaine Day – As a Japanese steward on a ship bound for Yokohama, Peter Lorre joined dozens of Hollywood actors in this all-star extravaganza filmed around the world. He also appeared in the animated closing credits – as a sword-wielding samurai warrior.
Aug. 17 (Wed.), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). Humphrey Bogart Day, featuring the first film Peter made with his long-time buddy.
Aug. 17 (Wed.), 12 midnight, TCM – Beat the Devil (1954). Humphrey Bogart Day continues with the final film Peter and Bogie made together.
Aug. 23 (Tues.), 9:30 am, TCM – All Through the Night (1942). Conrad Veidt Day features the second film Lorre made with Bogart.
Aug. 23 (Tues.), 12 midnight, TCM – Casablanca (1942): Conrad Veidt Day ends with another Lorre and Bogart film.
These films and many other Lorre movies are now available on DVD and VHS – some remastered and packaged with extra features. For more information on the films of Peter Lorre released to home video, head to the DVD — VHS section of The Lost One website.
Happy viewing!
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