Special guest Bill Hader will host the film, which begins at 9:15 am.
Although Festival Passes are no longer available, individual tickets for Mad Love may be purchased at the Egyptian Theatre for $20. Students with a valid Student ID may purchase a ticket for $10.
The Egyptian Theatre is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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.
Now in its 10th year, the TCM Classic Film Festival runs from Thursday, April 11, to Sunday, April 14, 2019. The full schedule is available on the festival website.
“Magnificent Obsessions” is the TCM festival’s category for Mad Love – and appropriate, as the movie tells the story of Dr. Gogol (Peter Lorre), a brilliant European surgeon who heals crippled children and soldiers disfigured in war, and his love from afar of the actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake), who appears nightly on the stage of the Theater of Horrors in Paris, France.
Disappointed to discover Yvonne is married, Dr. Gogol nevertheless has an opportunity to ingratiate himself with her when her husband Stephen Orlac (Colin Clive) is injured in a train wreck. Dr. Gogol replaces Stephen’s crushed hands with those of an executed knife-throwing murderer Rollo (Edward Brophy) – with unexpected results.
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.
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