Thomaston Library John Huston Fest Includes Lorre

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library – located in Thomaston, Maine – continues their festival of movies directed by John Huston with Beat the Devil (1954) on Friday, June 14, 2019.

The program begins at 7 pm in Room 200.

Local Thomaston film fan Erika Pfander selects the movies for the library’s “Friday Night Film Series” and provides free, freshly-popped popcorn and light refreshments.

Admission is free for everyone, and donations are cheerfully accepted.

The Thomaston Public Library is located at 60 Main Street in Thomaston, Maine. Parking is available in the library parking lot.

For more information, please contact the library at 207-354-2453.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin discusses the making of Beat the Devil through interviews with cast and crew working on the picture, including director John Huston.

Beat the Devil was the final movie teaming Peter Lorre with his old friend Humphrey Bogart and director Huston. Both Huston and Bogart considered Peter a “good luck charm” and invited him to join the cast for filming on location in Italy, with additional work in England.

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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