Holidays with Lorre on Television

As the holidays approach and 2019 comes to an end, Lorre fans have many movies to look forward to on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as other channels.

All times shown are Eastern Standard.

Peter Lorre's page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.

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November, 2019

November brings Thanksgiving and a handful of Lorre movies.

Nov. 2 (Sat), 2 am, Turner Classic Movies – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Nov. 6 (Wed), 8:45 am, Movies!Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

Nov 6 (Wed), 8 am, TCM – Casablanca (1942). In November, TCM salutes American cinematographers with a daytime theme, and prime-time theme, “100th Anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers”.

Nov. 6 (Wed), 10:10 pm, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Nov. 19 (Tues), 10:30 pm, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Nov 23 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). In November, TCM salutes American cinematographers with a daytime theme, and prime-time theme, “100th Anniversary of the American Society of Cinematographers”.

Nov. 29 (Fri), 10:30 am, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Nov 30 (Sat), 12:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). Eddie Muller welcomes to “Noir Alley” this Warner Bros. thriller. Peter Lorre plans a Dutch mathematics professor turned mystery author who learns of the death of a notorious international criminal and decides to research his life for his next novel.

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December, 2019

In December, TCM celebrates the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet, one of Peter Lorre’s best-known co-stars.

Dec. 1 (Sun), 10 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). Lorre fans who missed the midnight showing of this “Noir Alley” selection can catch up with it in mid-morning

Dec. 11 (Wed), 1:30 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The daytime theme is “Eccentric Relations”, and included is this dark comedy in which a dramatic critic (Cary Grant) on his way to his honeymoon finds out his dear elderly aunts perform “mercy killings” on lonely old gentleman.

Dec. 23 (Mon), 11 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Dec. 27 (Fri), 6 am, TCM – The Verdict (1946). TCM salutes the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet, who appeared in a total of nine movies with Peter Lorre. The Greenstreet fest begins with their final movie together – a locked-room mystery set in Victorian London.

Dec. 27 (Fri), 7:30 am, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). TCM continues the birthday salute to Sydney Greenstreet with this war-time drama.

Dec. 27 (Fri), 9:30 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). TCM continues the birthday salute to Sydney Greenstreet with this espionage thriller based on a novel by Eric Ambler.

Dec. 27 (Fri), 6:15 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). TCM ends the birthday salute to Sydney Greenstreet with this wartime drama, in which Peter and Sydney have no scenes together.

Dec. 31 (Tues), 4 pm, MeTV – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960). Bring the year 2019 to an end with Peter Lorre and a viewing of one of his later television appearances.

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January, 2020

A new year on the calendar – and a new year of Peter Lorre movies!

Jan. 2 (Thurs), 8:30 am, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). Peter plays the title character in a drama considered the first "film noir".

Jan. 2 (Thurs), 1 am, TCM – My Favorite Brunette (1947). The prime-time theme is "Starring Bob Hope", and on the schedule is the only movie Peter Lorre made with the famous comedian.

Jan. 6 (Mon), 11 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The prime-time theme is "Starring Mary Astor", including the hard-boiled mystery film she made with Peter Lorre.

Jan. 9 (Thurs), 8 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Jan. 11 (Sat), 6 am, Movies!Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

Jan. 12 (Sun), 2:10 am, Movies!Network – Quicksand (1950).

Jan. 16 (Thurs), 2:30 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Jan. 16 (Thurs), 4 pm, Movies!Network – Quicksand (1950).

Jan. 22 (Wed), 4 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). TCM salutes the birthday of Conrad Veidt, who appeared in two movies with Peter Lorre.

Jan. 22 (Wed), 6 pm, TCM – All Through the Night (1942). The Vedit birthday fest concludes with this Bogart comedy-gangster film in which Veidt and Lorre play Nazi saboteurs working in New York City.

Jan. 23 (Thurs), 9:35 am, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Jan. 26 (Sun), 11:15 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Jan. 30 (Thurs), 2:50 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

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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 Amazon U.S., Amazon Canada, and Amazon U.K, as well as other booksellers.

Happy viewing!