TCM Celebrates Sydney Greenstreet Birthday

On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the Turner Classic Movies channel celebrates the 143rd birthday of frequent Lorre co-star Sydney Greenstreet with a day of movies featuring the rotund actor, beginning at 6 am Eastern Standard Time.

The celebration begins with four Peter Lorre movies, then ends the marathon with their first pairing.

Here’s the full schedule ~

• Background to Danger (1943) – 6 am
• The Conspirators (1944) – 7:30 am
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) – 9:15 am
• Three Strangers (1945) – 11 am
• The Woman in White (1948) – 12:45 pm
• Flamingo Road (1949) – 2:45 pm
• Pillow to Post (1945) – 4:30 pm
• The Maltese Falcon (1941) – 6:15 pm

Sydney Greenstreet was born on December 27, 1879. After a long career in British and American theater, he began a film career at age 61 in The Maltese Falcon in 1941 and continued for another decade before retiring.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen Youngkin recounts the on-screen partnership of Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet through nine movies and several radio plays in the early and mid-1940s, ending with The Verdict in 1946.

The Appendix of The Lost One includes a list of both their movies and their appearances on radio.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Radio Classics Christmas Week Includes Lorre

Every December, the satellite radio service SiriusXM airs Christmas-themed old-time radio episodes on the Radio Classics channel – and among the programs, Lorre fans will find Peter’s Suspense episode, “Back for Christmas”.

Throughout the week of Dec. 18 to 25, 2022, “Back for Christmas” will air these days and times ~

Tuesday, Dec. 20 ~
1:30 am Pacific, 4:30 am Eastern

Thursday, Dec. 22 ~
3:30 pm Pacific, 6:30 pm Eastern

Sunday, Dec. 25 ~
3:30 am Pacific, 6:30 am Eastern

The full schedule of the week’s programming is available on host Greg Bell’s website.

This version of the John Collier story originally aired December 23, 1943. “Back for Christmas” was Peter’s fourth of six appearances before the microphone of the anthology series, airing over CBS every Thursday night.

Peter plays Hubert Schumacher, a Swiss professor of botany who digs a Devil’s Garden as a bed for rare orchids in the cellar of his estate. While his overbearing wife Hermione plans their trip to America and Hubert’s lecture tour, Hubert makes plans of his own – involving a new Mrs. Schumacher and the disposal of Hermione.

Plans go awry . . . . on all fronts.

Satellite radio provider 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 30-day trial is also available for one dollar, plus fees and taxes, through the SiriusXM radio website.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Merry Christmas with Lorre on TV in December 2022

Lorre fans can wind down the year 2022 with several movies on the December schedules, including the Turner Classic Movies channel and Talking Pictures TV.

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.


December, 2022

For Lorre fans, the highlight of this month is the celebration of Sydney Greenstreet's birthday on December 27 ~

Dec. 1 (Thurs), 8:25 am, Movies!Network – Three Strangers (1946). On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers gather before a statue of Kwan Yin and make a combined wish on a sweepstakes ticket.

Dec. 6 (Tues), 10:15 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "Composer Max Steiner", including this classic of love and danger in the North African city.

Dec. 8 (Thurs), 4 am, Movies!Network – Three Strangers (1946).

Dec. 11 (Sun), 10 pm, Movies!Network – Three Strangers (1946).

Dec 14 (Wed), 1:55 am, Talking Pictures Television – The Face Behind the Mask (1941). When his face is damaged in a fire, an immigrant watchmaker is forced to turn to crime to finance a rubber mask to conceal the scars, until the love of a blind woman turns his life around.

Dec. 15 (Thurs), 4:15 pm, Movies!Network – Three Strangers (1946).

Dec. 16 (Fri), 5 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Dec. 17 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV – Invisible Agent (1942). Horror film host Svengoolie presents Peter Lorre's entry in the Invisible Man series.

Dec. 19 (Mon), 4 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Dec. 20 (Tues), 1:10 pm, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Dec. 22 (Thurs), 3 pm, Inspire channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960).

Dec. 22 (Thurs), 11:40 pm, Movies!Network – Three Strangers (1946).

Dec. 27 (Tues), 6 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). TCM salutes the birthday of Peter Lorre's frequent co-star at Warner Bros. – Sydney Greenstreet – with a day of Greenstreet movies.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 7:30 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). TCM continues the Greenstreet birthday tribute.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 9:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM continues the Greenstreet birthday tribute.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 11:00 am, TCM – Three Strangers (1946). TCM continues the Greenstreet birthday tribute.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 6:15 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM ends the Greenstreet birthday tribute with the first movie Peter and Sydney worked in together, along with Humphrey Bogart.

Dec. 29 (Thurs), 8:20 am, Movies!Network – Three Strangers (1946).

Dec. 30 (Fri), 7:40 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Dec. 31 (Sat), 6 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).


Sneak Peek at January, 2023

New year – new opportunities for Lorre movies on television!

Jan. 6 (Fri), 9:15 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). The daytime theme is "Actor and Director Frank Borzage", including the only Lorre film Borzage directed.

Jan. 20 (Fri), 11:15 pm, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). The primetime theme is "Tracking a Killer".

Jan. 30 (Mon), 6 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The daytime theme is "Novel Adaptations", including this classic from the novel by Dashiell Hammett.

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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 U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Brattle Thanksgiving Schedule Includes Lorre

At the Brattle Theatre, it’s “Give Thanks for Bogie!” over the Thanksgiving weekend, and Lorre fans in the Cambridge, Massachusetts, area can give thanks for Peter, too, during showings of Casablanca (1942).

The movie will be shown on Saturday, November 26, and Sunday, November, 27, 2022, at these times ~

• 1 pm
• 3:30 pm
• 6 pm
• 8:30 pm

The film will be screened on a 35mm print.

Matinee prices are $12 for general admission. Evening prices are $14 for general admission. Admission is $12 for children under 12; students with proper student ID; military with valid ID; seniors age 65 and older; and Brattle members.

Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day. Tickets may also be purchased online through the cinema’s website. Click the show-time and select a ticket option from the list. Tickets may be picked up at the “Will Call” office. A nominal fee will be added to all online purchases.

The Brattle Theatre is located in Brattle Hall, at 40 Brattle Street, a block from Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also located in the building are the Algiers Café and the Alden and Harlow Restaurant. The cinema’s entrance is on the left side of the building – look for the sidewalk poster case and the marquee.

Parking is available at meters around Harvard Square, as well as nearby parking garages. The Brattle Theatre box office will validate parking tickets for the Charles Square Garage and the University Place Garage.

The Brattle Theatre is well-served by public transportation – both MBTA bus routes and the subway.

More information about parking and public transportation, as well as directions, is available on the Brattle Theatre website.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccinations is no longer required; however, face coverings must be worn unless the patron is actively eating and drinking. More information about COVID-19 response is available on the Brattle website.

For more information, please call the cinema at 617-876-6837.

Casablanca at the Cabot Theater

The historic Cabot Theater, located in Beverly, Massachusetts, celebrates the 80th anniversary of Casablanca (1942) with a showing of the classic movie on Sunday, November 27, 2022.

The film will be shown at 6 pm.

Admission is $12.25 for adults, and $10.25 for seniors (age 60 and older), students with valid Student ID, and children (age 12 and younger).

Tickets may be purchased through the Cabot website. A nominal booking fee will be charged for each ticket purchased online. More information about tickets may be found on the venue’s website.

The Cabot Theater is located at 286 Cabot Street, at the corner of Cabot and Judson streets in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Parking is available at meters on the streets around the cinema. Parking is also available in the lots along Pond Street, at the corner of Cabot and Pond streets. More information about parking, as well as directions to the cinema, is available at the Cabot Theater website.

Masks and proof of COVID-19 vaccination are no longer required for entry to the cinema, however, masks are strongly recommended.

For more information, please contact the cinema at 978-927-3100.

The Maltese Falcon On-Screen in Two Cinemas

Peter Lorre’s classic mystery The Maltese Falcon (1941) will be on-screen at two cinemas this week – the Carolina Theater in Durham, North Carolina, and the Starlight Cinemas chain in southern California.

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Carolina Theater – Durham, N. Carolina

As part of its “Retro Film Series”, the Carolina Theater, located in Durham, North Carolina, will show The Maltese Falcon (1941) on a double-bill with The Big Sleep (1946) on Wednesday, November 11, 2022.

The program begins at 7 pm with The Big Sleep, followed by The Maltese Falcon. The Retro Film Series brings back the good old days of movie-going with door prizes and movie trailers before each showing.

Admission is $10 for the double-feature.

Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through the cinema’s website. Nominal fees and taxes will be charged for any ticket purchased online.

The historic Carolina Theater, opening in 1926, is located at 309 West Morgan Street in downtown Durham, North Carolina.

Parking is available in the Durham Centre Parking Garage, located at 300 West Morgan Street, across the street from the Carolina Theater. More information on parking, as well as directions to the Carolina Theater, is available on the theater’s website.

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Starlight Cinemas – California

As part of their “Cinema Classics” series, Starlight Cinemas will show The Maltese Falcon on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in the following theaters ~

• Starlight Dos Lagos 15 – 2710 Lakeshore Drive, Corona, California
• Starlight Cinema City Theatre – 5635 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, California

The Maltese Falcon will begin at 7 pm at each venue.

Admission is $7 for all seats.

Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through each cinema’s website.

The Starlight Dos Lagos 15 is located at 2710 Lakeshore Drive in the Shops at Dos Lagos mall in Corona, California. Parking is available in the lot near the cinema.

The Starlight Cinema City Theatre is located at 5635 East La Palma Avenue in Anaheim, California. Parking is available in the lot near the cinema.

Holiday Time with Lorre on TV in November 2022

November begins the holiday season, and Lorre films are on the November schedules, including the Turner Classic Movies channel and Talking Pictures TV.

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.


November, 2022

Many Lorre movies on the schedule, including these ~

Nov. 5 (Sat), 6 am, Talking Pictures Television – Double Confession (1950).

Nov. 5 (Sat), 1:10 pm, Movies!Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Nov. 5 (Sat), 3:05 am, Movies!Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Nov. 9 (Wed), 10 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). TCM salutes the birthday of actress Hedy Lamarr with a day of movies, including this WWII spy drama set in Lisbon, Portugal.

Nov. 10 (Thurs), 10 am, Talking Pictures Television – Casbah (1948). As the police Inspector who hunts down the infamous jewel thief Pepe le Moko, Peter co-starred with singer Tony Martin.

Nov. 10 (Thurs), 2:45 pm, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1940). The daytime theme is "Jewel Thieves", including this caper with Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell as con artists after a fabulous pendant – and Peter Lorre as the opportunistic Chinese skipper of a tramp steamer they take refuge on.

Nov. 15 (Tues), 10 am, Talking Pictures Television – I Was an Adventuress (1940). Peter plays the kleptomaniac con-man, Polo – who with his two partners (Eric von Stroheim and Vera Zorina) sells and steals back the same jeweled pendant.

Nov. 19 (Sat), 2 pm, TCM – Mad Love (1935). Note: In Canada, TCM will broadcast The Affairs of Martha (1942) instead of Mad Love.

Nov. 22 (Tues), 10 am, Talking Pictures Television – My Favorite Brunette (1947).

Nov. 25 (Fri), 11:25 pm, Talking Pictures Television – Island of Doomed Men (1940). As Stephen Danel, Peter forces paroled convicts to work in his private diamond mine.


Sneak Peek at December, 2022

December brings a handful of Lorre movies, including TCM's birthday salute to frequent Lorre co-star Sydney Greenstreet.

Dec. 6 (Tues), 10:15 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "Composer Max Steiner", including this classic of love and danger in the North African city.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 6 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). TCM salutes the birthday of Peter Lorre's frequent co-star at Warner Bros. – Sydney Greenstreet – with a day of Greenstreet movies.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 7:30 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). TCM continues the Greenstreet birthday tribute.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 9:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM continues the Greenstreet birthday tribute.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 11:00 am, TCM – Three Strangers (1946). TCM continues the Greenstreet birthday tribute.

Dec. 27 (Tues), 6:15 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM ends the Greenstreet birthday tribute with the first movie Peter and Sydney worked in together, along with Humphrey Bogart.

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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 U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Lorre Drama Over SiriusXM

On the satellite radio provider SiriusXM, horror and drama continue during the week of October 31, 2022 – including Peter Lorre’s Inner Sanctum Mysteries episode, “Death is a Joker” on the Radio Classics channel.

The two-hour block of spooky old-time radio tales include ~

• Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “Death is a Joker” (June 10, 1944)
• Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “Dead Man’s Vengeance” (Oct. 7, 1944)
• The Witch’s Tale, “Graveyard Mansion” (Mar. 6, 1933)
• The Witch’s Tale, “Devil’s Number” (Dec. 12, 1935)

“Death is a Joker” will air the following dates and times ~

Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 –
9 pm Pacific

Tuesday, Nov. 1 –
12 midnight Eastern

Thursday, Nov. 3 –
7 am Pacific
10 am Eastern

Sunday, Nov. 6 –
1 pm Pacific
4 pm Eastern

The full schedule for the week of Monday, October 31, through Sunday, November 6, 2022, is available on the website of Radio Classics host Greg Bell.

The SiriusXM airs the Radio Classics channel 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 30-day trial may be purchased for $1 through the SiriusXM radio website.

During World War II, the Armed Forces Radio Services (AFRS) supplied radio programs to American military men and women serving overseas. Regular series with commercials edited out, as well as commercial-free original programs, were sent out on thick vinyl records to military bases around the world. Mystery Playhouse was comprised of episodes of various suspense and thriller mystery series, such as Mr. and Mrs. North and Sherlock Holmes, as well as anthology series, such as Inner Sanctum Mysteries, The Whistler, and Mollė Mystery Theatre.

As one of several hosts of Mystery Playhouse, Peter Lorre introduced episodes with the greeting, “Hello, Kreeps!” and his usual dry sense of humor. A visit to the Green Room and a preview of the next Mystery Playhouse entry usually closed the program.

Originally broadcast on Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “Death is a Joker” now survives only as an episode of the AFRS program Mystery Playhouse – and hosted by Peter Lorre, who has the unique opportunity to introduce himself in his own program!

Happy listening!

Film Society Screens Lorre Classic in Wisconsin

On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, the Green Bay Film Society will present Peter Lorre’s first sound movie, M (1931), as part of the Weidner Downtown Series.

The film will be shown at the historic Tarlton Theatre, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

The program begins at 7 pm. The doors open at 6 pm.

Admission is free for everyone.

The Tarlton Theatre is located at 405-409 West Walnut Street in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Parking is available in the lot near the venue.

More information about the screening is available on the Weidner Center website.

SiriusXM Schedules Lorre Program

Radio Classics channel host Greg Bell will include an episode of Peter Lorre’s 1947 summer mystery series Mystery in the Air during the Bela Lugosi birthday block throughout the week of October 17, 2022.

“The Mask of Medusa” (September 4, 1947) will air on these dates and times ~

• Tuesday, October 18 – 3:30 am Pacific, 6:30 am Eastern
• Thursday, October 20 – 7:30 pm Pacific, 10:30 pm Eastern
• Saturday, October 22 – 11:30 am Pacific, 2:30 pm Eastern

The full schedule for the week of Monday, October 17, through Sunday, October 23, 2022, is available on Greg Bell’s website.

The satellite radio provider SiriusXM airs the Radio Classics channel 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 30-day trial may be purchased for $1 through the SiriusXM radio website.

New Jersey Bookshop Screens Poe Films

Get in the spirit of Halloween with Peter Lorre and Edgar Allan Poe when second-hand bookshop Act 2 Books screens a Poe double-feature in their Outdoor Theater on Saturday, October 15, 2022, in Flemington, New Jersey.

The Edgar Allan Poe Fright Night begins at 7 pm with Tales of Terror (1962), starring Vincent Price in three Poe stories – “Morella”, “The Black Cat” (co-starring Peter Lorre), and “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” (co-starring Basil Rathbone).

The Pit and the Pendulum, also starring Vincent Price, immediately follows Tales of Terror.

Admission is free for everyone. Bring chairs and blankets as the October evening will be chilly! Act 2 Books will supply complimentary popcorn.

Act 2 Books is located at 24 Central Avenue in Flemington, New Jersey.

Parking is available on the street in front of the bookshop.

For more information, please check the bookshop’s Facebook page or call the bookshop at 908-968-3711. The event’s rain date is Saturday, October 22, 2022.

Bogart Fest Includes Lorre

For the fifth year, the community theater Theatre in the Heights, located in Citrus Heights, California, presents a three-day Humphrey Bogart Film Festival over the weekend of October 7-9, 2022.

Casablanca (1942) will be shown on Saturday, October 8, at 8 pm.

The full schedule of Bogart movies is available on the venue’s website.

The Bogart film festival is free for everyone, and reservations are not required. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Popcorn and drinks will be provided. And for those interested in a Bogart-themed cocktail, the Theatre in the Heights will open up the Bogart gin purchased from previous Bogart fests, held annually in Key Largo, Florida, from 2013 to 2017.

Theatre in the Heights is located in Suite G of the strip mall at 8215 Auburn Boulevard in Auburn, California. Parking is available in the lot adjoining the mall.

For more information, please contact the theater at (916) 509-3445.

Lorre on TV in October 2022

Plenty of Halloween treats for Lorre fans are on movie schedules in October, including the Turner Classic Movies channel and 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.


October, 2022

October means Halloween and horror – including some of the horror and suspense movies in Peter Lorre's filmography.

Oct. 2 (Sun), 12 noon, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). A Halloween tale about a dramatic critic (Cary Grant) who, just before he leaves on his honeymoon with the minister's daughter (Priscilla Lane), discovers his aunts have their own little secret – they poison lonely old gentlemen coming to their home in Brooklyn.

Oct. 4 (Tues), 8:35 am, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 4 (Tues), 8 pm, Turner Classic Movies channel – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The primetime theme is "Pick Your Poison", and the evening of movies involving poisons of various kinds kicks off with this classic about the elderly aunts and their poisoned elderberry wine.

Oct. 4 (Tues), 8 pm, Canadian TCM – Confidential Agent (1945). Lorre fans in Canada can catch this film, instead of Arsenic and Old Lace.

Oct. 5 (Wed), 12:20 am, Talking Pictures Television – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Oct. 6 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). A Lorre double-feature begins with this film considered the first film noir.

Oct. 6 (Thurs), 9:05 am, Movies!Network – The Face Behind the Mask (1941).

Oct. 7 (Fri), 10 pm, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 9 (Sun), 8 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). A Lorre double-feature begins with this film considered the first film noir.

Oct. 9 (Sun), 9:25 pm, Movies!Network – The Face Behind the Mask (1941).

Oct. 10 (Mon), 1:25 am, Movies!Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct. 10 (Mon), 1:10 pm, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct. 12 (Wed), 1 am, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 13 (Thurs), 10 am, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). The daytime theme is "Musical France", including this Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse musical with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

Oct. 13 (Thurs), 4:25 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 16 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944).

Oct. 16 (Sun), 1:10 pm, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct. 17 (Mon), 4:45 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). Every Monday in October, TCM turns the spotlight on "Creepy Cinema", and tonight's theme is "People on the Verge", including a Lorre double-feature. Note – The Canadian TCM will show Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 17 (Mon), 6 am, TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1947). "People on the Verge" concludes with this film in which a severed hand that only Hilary Cummins (Peter Lorre) can see goes on a rampage in an old Italian villa.

Oct. 19 (Wed), 7:30 am, Antenna TV – The Jack Benny Program, "The Peter Lorre / Joanie Summers Show" (Jan. 22, 1963).

Oct. 20 (Thurs), 1:45 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 20 (Thurs), 3:10 pm, Movies!Network – The Face Behind the Mask (1941).

Oct. 22 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 23 (Sun), 4 pm, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 24 (Mon), 2:15 pm, TCM – All Through the Night (1942). The daytime theme is "Sabotage", including this World War II film in which Peter and a gang of Nazis in New York City plot to blow up an American battleship.

Oct. 27 (Thurs), 11:55 pm, Movies!Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 29 (Sat), 1:15 pm, Movies!Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 29 (Sat), 8 pm, KQED PBS, San Francisco – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 31 (Mon), 1:10 pm, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).


Sneak Peek at November, 2022

November brings a number of Lorre movies on both American and United Kingdom television channelss, including these ~

Nov. 5 (Sat), 6 am, Talking Pictures TV channel – Double Confession (1950).

Nov. 9 (Wed), 10 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944) TCM celebrates the birthday of Hedy Lamarr, including the only movie she made with Peter Lorre – a World War II spy drama with Lorre and Lamarr as spies working in neutral Lisbon.

Nov. 10 (Thurs), 2:45 pm, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1940). The daytime theme is "Jewel Thieves", including this caper with Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell as con artists after a fabulous pendant – and Peter Lorre as the opportunistic Chinese skipper of a tramp steamer they take refuge on.

Nov. 19 (Sat), 2 pm, TCM – Mad Love (1935).

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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 U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Casablanca On-Screen in Two Cinemas

Peter Lorre’s war-time classic Casablanca (1942) will be on-screen at two cinemas this week – the Starlight Cinemas chain in southern California, and the Carolina Theater in Durham, North Carolina.

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Starlight Cinemas – California

As part of their “Cinema Classics” series, Starlight Cinemas will show Casablanca on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, in the following theaters ~

• Starlight Dos Lagos 15 – 2710 Lakeshore Drive, Corona, California
• Starlight Cinema City Theatre – 5635 East La Palma Avenue, Anaheim, California

Casablanca will begin at 7 pm at each venue.

Admission is $7 for all seats.

Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through each cinema’s website.

The Starlight Dos Lagos 15 is located at 2710 Lakeshore Drive in the Shops at Dos Lagos mall in Corona, California. Parking is available in the lot near the cinema.

The Starlight Cinema City Theatre is located at 5635 East La Palma Avenue in Anaheim, California. Parking is available in the lot near the cinema.

And on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, these two cinemas will show The Maltese Falcon (1941) at 7 pm.

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Carolina Theater – Durham, N. Carolina

As part of its “Retro Film Series”, the Carolina Theater, located in Durham, North Carolina, will show Casablanca on a double-bill with Out of the Past (1947) on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Casablanca will begin at 7 pm, with Out of the Past following.

Admission is $10 for the double-feature.

Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through the cinema’s website. Nominal fees and taxes will be charged for any ticket purchased online.

The historic Carolina Theater, opening in 1926, is located at 309 West Morgan Street in downtown Durham, North Carolina.

Parking is available in the Durham Centre Parking Garage, located at 300 West Morgan Street, across the street from the Carolina Theater. More information on parking, as well as directions to the Carolina Theater, is available on the theater’s website.

And on Friday, November 11, 2022, the Carolina Theater will show The Maltese Falcon (1941) on a double-bill with The Big Sleep (1946) as part of their “Retro Film Series”. The program begins at 7 pm with The Big Sleep, followed by The Maltese Falcon.

Lorre Disney Classic Onscreen at Galveston Beach

Movie fans catching a late summer camp-out at the Dellanera RV Park in Galveston, Texas, can enjoy the Walt Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) on Saturday, September 17, 2022, as part of the “Movies on the Beach” summer series.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – starring James Mason, Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, and Paul Lukas – will begin after sundown at 8:30 pm.

The movie is free, however, those parking at the beach will be charged the regular admission price of $15 per car.

Dellanera RV Park is located at 10901 San Luis Pass Road in Galveston, Texas. In addition to day parking, the RV park provides 65 full hook-ups with service utilities, water, sewer, electricity, picnic tables, and barbecue pits. The beach includes picnic sites and a pavilion with showers, laundry, and a gift shop.

“Movies on the Beach” is sponsored by the Galveston Park Board of Trustees. Other beach venues for the series are Stewart Beach, East Beach, and Seawolf Park.

Maryland Nostalgia Event Includes Lorre

The annual Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, held in Hunt Valley, Maryland, from September 15 to 17, 2022, features many celebrities of film and television, classic movies and TV episodes – and this year, Der Verlorene (The Lost One, 1951), the only movie directed, co-written, and co-produced by Peter Lorre.

The Lost One will be shown on Thursday, September 15, at 6 pm, and on Saturday, September 17, at 11 am. All movies and TV episodes will be shown in the Movie Room.

The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention will be held at the Hunt Valley Delta Marriott, located at 245 Shawan Road in Hunt Valley, Maryland. A special convention rate is available at the Marriott. Contact the hotel directly and mention the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention to get the discounted rate. Parking at the hotel is free.

Daily admission to the event is $20 for everyone. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

Now in its 17th year, the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention (MANC) will run from Thursday, September 15, to Saturday, September 17, 2022. The event includes a vendor room, celebrities signing autographs and sitting on Q&A panels, and programs on various entertainment topics, in addition to the movie, cartoons, and television screenings. The Seminar schedule and the Movie Room schedule are available on the MANC website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005), Stephen D. Youngkin devotes a full chapter, Chapter 8, "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes", to the troubled making of Der Verlorene, including interviews with actors and crew who worked before and behind the cameras with Peter. Translating the title as The Lost One, Peter co-wrote and co-produced the movie, as well as directing himself in the lead role.

Unfortunately, Der Verlorene was a failure in Germany. Peter considered the experience a closed chapter in his life and returned to the United States, where he resumed his career in American movies and radio, as well as the new industry of television.

Since 1983, however, Der Verlorene has attracted more interest with numerous showings in a variety of venues. No doubt Peter Lorre would be very pleased at the attention his only directorial effort has received since his passing in 1964.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Lorre on TV in September 2022

Many Lorre films are scheduled for the Turner Classic Movies channel in September. Plus some treats coming up in October for Lorre fans!

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.


September, 2022

Peter Lorre's closest friend Humphrey Bogart is TCM's "Star of the Month", and among the Bogart movies shown every Thursday will be the four films he made with Peter at Warner Bros.

Sept. 1 (Thurs), 10 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The primetime theme is "Bogie and Huston", including the classic hard-boiled detective film that introduced Peter to Bogart.

Sept. 4 (Sun), 1:30 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

Sept. 8 (Thurs), 10 pm, TCM – All Through the Night (1942). The primetime theme is "Super Sleuth", and in their second on-screen pairing, Bogart plays a "Broadway bigshot" in search of the murderer of a family friend and soon gets mixed up with Nazis led by Conrad Veidt and Peter Lorre.

Sept. 9 (Fri), 10:55 pm, Talking Pictures Television – The Face Behind the Mask (1941).

Sept. 13 (Tues), 7:40 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Sept. 15 (Thurs), 4 am, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944).

Sept. 16 (Fri), 4 pm, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM celebrates the 100th birthday of Janis Paige.

Sept. 17 (Sat), 6 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943).

Sept. 18 (Sun), 1:45 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

Sept. 21 (Wed), 11:50 pm, TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944).

Sept. 22 (Thurs), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Sept. 22 (Thurs), 10:15 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942).


Sneak Peek at October, 2022

October brings Halloween and horror, including some of the horror films in Peter Lorre's filmography.

Oct. 5 (Wed), 12:20 am, Talking Pictures Television – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Oct. 13 (Thurs), 10 am, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). The daytime theme is "Musicals Set in France", including this Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse musical with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

Oct. 16 (Sun), 8am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944).

Oct. 17 (Mon), 4:45 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935).

Oct. 17 (Mon), 4:45 am, Canadian TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 18 (Tues), 6 am, TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1947).

Oct. 18 (Tues), 8 pm, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Oct. 18 (Tues), 8 pm, Canadian TCM – Confidential Agent (1945).

Oct. 22 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct. 24 (Thurs), 2:15 pm, TCM – All Through the Night (1942).

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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 U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Italian Cinema Schedules Lorre Fest

Lorre fans in Milan, Italy, can enjoy a special treat – a Peter Lorre film festival at Cinteca Milano MIC (Museo Interattivo del Cinema).

The festival begins Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and runs until Thursday, September 15. The full schedule is available on the cinema’s website.

The Lorre fest includes ~

Tuesday, August 30 ~
3:30 pm – Die Koffer des Hernn O.F. (1931)
5:30 pm – M (1931)

Wednesday, August 31 ~
3:30 pm – Das Doppelte Gesicht: Peter Lorre (The Double Face of Peter Lorre), documentary on Peter, with comments by his biographer Stephen D. Youngkin

Thursday, September 1 ~
5:30 pm – Der Verlorene (1951)

Friday, September 2 ~
5:45 pm – Bear the Devil (1954)

Saturday, September 3 ~
3:30 pm – Casablanca (1942)

Sunday, September 4 ~
3:30 pm – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
7:45 pm – The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Tuesday, September 6 ~
3:30 pm – Crime and Punishment (1935)

Wednesday, September 7 ~
5:45 pm – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

Thursday, September 8 ~
3:30 pm – Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. (1931)

Friday, September 9 ~
3:30 pm – Beat the Devil (1954)

Saturday, September 10 ~
3:30 pm – The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Sunday, September 11 ~
6 pm – Casablanca (1942)

Tuesday, September 13 ~
5:30 pm – M (1931)

Wednesday, September 14 ~
3:30 pm – Das Doppelte Gesicht: Peter Lorre

Thursday, September 15 ~
3:30 pm – Der Verrlorene (1951)
5:30 pm – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Admission is €7.50 for adults, and €6.00 children under 14 years old, university students, and film card holders. A 2022 film card is also available for €10.00. Tickets may be purchased online through the cinema’s website.

Cineteca Milano MIC is located at 121 Viale Fulvio Testi, in Milan, Italy.

The venue is well served by public transportation. More information is available on the website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discusses the making of these films through interviews with many of the actors, directors, and behind-the-scenes crew who worked with Peter Lorre.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Historic Cinema Presents Lorre Classic

Lorre fans in Schroon Lake, New York, are in for a special treat on Monday, August 29, 2022 – a showing at the historic Strand Theatre of The Maltese Falcon (1941), hosted by Jeremy Arnold, Turner Classic Movies commentator, film historian, and author.

The program begins at 8 pm with an introduction of the movie by Mr. Arnold. Following the screening, he will sign purchased copies of his newest book, The Essentials Volume 2 – 52 More Must-See Movies and Why They Matter (2020), which includes The Maltese Falcon.

Admission is $10 for everyone. Tickets may be purchased at the door, cash only.

The Strand Theatre is located at 1102 US-9 (Main Street) in Schroon Lake, New York.

Parking is available on the street in front of the cinema. Parking is also available in the shopping center across the street.

The historic Strand Theatre has been operating since the early 1940s. Much of the original architecture is still in place, with an Art Deco interior and vintage candy mechanics and movie posters. Owned since 1998 by Liz and Larry McNamara, the Strand is an entertainment venue in this small mountain town.

For more information, please contact the theater at 518-532-9077.

The Essentials Volume 2 – 52 More Must-See Movies and Why They Matter, by Jeremy Arnold, is available through Amazon.

Chicago Film Noir Fest Includes Lorre

On Friday, August 26, 2022, Alan K. Rode and the “Czar of Noir” Eddie Muller bring the week-long Noir City Chicago to the Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, and included in the schedule will be Peter Lorre in The Face Behind the Mask (1941).

The Face Behind the Mask will begin at 9:15 pm on Monday, August 29. The film will be presented in 35mm, courtesy of Sony Pictures.

Noir City Chicago will run from Friday, August 26, to Thursday, September 1, 2022. The full schedule is available on the Music Box website.

Tickets for The Face Behind the Mask are $12 general admission, $11 for seniors (age 62 and older), and $9 for Movie Box members.

General Admission and Senior tickets may be purchased at the box office. General Admission tickets may also be purchased online through the Music Box website. Nominal booking fees and an entertainment tax will be charged for each ticket purchased online.

A festival pass is also available – $90 for general admission, and $85 for Music Box members.

The Music Box Theatre is located at 3733 N. Southport Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois.

Parking near the Music Box Theatre is limited. Meters are available on Southport Avenue. Free street parking is available on and west of Ashland Avenue and north of Irving Park. Both streets are just blocks from the cinema. More information on parking, as well as directions to the Music Box, is available on the venue’s website.

For more information, please contact the cinema at (773) 871-6604.

Film Foundation Offers Virtual Lorre Screening

Lorre fans with an internet connection can enjoy a free virtual screening online of The Chase (1946), followed by Detour (1945), when The Film Foundation opens “The Restoration Screening Room” with a double-feature of restored prints on Monday, August 8, 2022.

The program begins at 7 pm, local time. Live chat will be open during the screening. The presentation, including special features about the films and the restoration process, will take place during a 24-hour window.

Viewers may register for the screening through the Restoration Screening Room website.

Famed director Martin Scorsese founded the non-profit Film Foundation to preserve cinema. On the second Monday of every month, the Foundation opens the virtual theater, available through any web browser, to programs on restored classic, silent, and independent movies and documentaries from around the world.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive restored The Chase from a 35mm nitrate composite duplicate negative from a collector in France, and dupe picture and track negatives from MGM. Combining these incomplete elements, UCLA used digital tools to restore a short section of the movie.

The restored print of The Chase is also available on Blu-Ray, with audio commentary by filmmaker Guy Maddin.

Lorre on TV in August 2022

Every August, the Turner Classic Movies channel airs the "Summer Under the Stars" festival, devoting each day to a particular actor. This year, only one actor's day includes a Lorre film.

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.


August, 2022

"Summer Under the Stars" with Lorre on the Turner Classic Movies channel – as well as many other TV channels.

Aug 5 (Fri), 6 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Aug 5 (Fri), 7 am, Antenna TV Channel – The Jack Benny Program (CBS, Jan. 22, 1963). Peter Lorre guest-stars as a killer who has a plastic surgeon change his face to look like Jack Benny's.

Aug 10 (Wed), 1:30 am, MeTV Channel – Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "Man From the South" (CBS, March 13, 1960). Peter Lorre guest-stars as a gambler who makes an unusual bet for high stakes with a couple in Las Vegas.

Aug 17 (Wed), 2 am, Talking Pictures TV Channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

Aug 19 (Fri), 1 pm, Talking Pictures TV – I Was an Adventuress (1940).

Aug 20 (Sat), 7:15 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). Joan Crawford is the star today, and her line-up includes the only movie she made with Peter Lorre.

Aug 26 (Fri), 11 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Tales of Terror (1962).

Aug 31 (Wed), 2:10 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Raven (1963).


Sneak Peek at September, 2022

Peter Lorre's closest friend Humphrey Bogart is TCM's "Star of the Month", and all four of the movies they made together at Warner Bros. will be shown, as well as several other Lorre films.

Sept 1 (Thurs), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The primetime theme is "Bogie and Huston", including the classic hard-boiled detective film that introduced Peter to Bogart.

Sept 4 (Sun), TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

Sept 8 (Thurs), TCM – All Through the Night (1942). The primetime theme is "Super Sleuth", and in their second on-screen pairing, Bogart plays a "Broadway bigshot" in search of the murderer of a family friend and soon gets mixed up with Nazis led by Conrad Veidt and Peter Lorre.

Sept 9 (Fri), 10:55 pm, Talking Pictures TV Channel – The Face Behind the Mask (1941).

Sept 15 (Thurs), TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944).

Sept 16 (Fri), TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM celebrates the 100th birthday of Janis Paige.

Sept 17 (Sat), TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943).

Sept 21 (Wed), TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944).

Sept 22 (Thurs), TCM – Casablanca (1942).

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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 U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Lorre Movies in July 2022

July brings many Peter Lorre movies 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.


July, 2022

Summer with Lorre on the Turner Classic Movies channel – as well as many other TV channels.

July 1 (Fri), 6 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 3 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943).

July 3 (Sun), 2 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942).

July 4 (Mon), 2:15 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 9 (Sat), 1:15 am, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 10 (Sun), 10 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

July 11 (Mon), 7:40 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

July 15 (Fri), 4 pm, TCM – The Big Circus (1959). The TCM daytime theme is "Send in the Clowns", including The Big Circus, in which Peter plays "Skeeter the Clown".

July 17 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940).

July 17 (Sun), 9 am, Family Entertainment TV channel (FETV) – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960).

July 19 (Tues), 4:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). "Based on Jules Verne" is the daytime theme, including the all-star globe-trotting extravaganza about the Victorian gentleman (David Niven) who bets he can travel around the world in 80 days.

July 22 (Fri), 7:40 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

July 23 (Sat), 6 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

July 24 (Sun), 2:05 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 26 (Tues), 12:15 pm, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). "Stranger Danger" is the daytime theme for a day of movies involving strangers, including Peter Lorre as the title character in this early film noir picture.

July 30 (Sat), 12:15 am, Canadian TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). Lorre fans in Canada get a musical treat when Eddie Muller presents this Kay Kyser horror-romp in place of Raw Deal (1948) on Noir Alley.

July 31 (Sun), 10 am pm, Canadian TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). Missed Noir Alley on Saturday night? The feature is repeated Sunday morning.


Sneak Peek at August, 2022

TCM presents its annual "Summer Under the Stars" festival, and although Peter is not given a "Day", some of the actors he worked with will be honored.

Aug 20 (Sat), TCM – Strange Cargo (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 many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Happy Birthday, Peter Lorre!

Broadcast over channel 148 on the SiriusXM radio dial, the Radio Classics channel presents its annual birthday tribute to Peter Lorre with special 2-hour programming blocks. And for a fourth year, since June 2017, Peter gets a double dose of “Happy Birthday” wishes from host Greg Bell with two different blocks of Lorre radio programs.

“Peter Lorre Birthday (1)” includes guest appearances on Fred Allen’s show The Texaco Star Theater (Jan. 3, 1943) and Duffy’s Tavern (Oct. 19, 1943); an episode of the anthology series Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull” (Mar. 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 “Crime and Punishment” (Sept. 25, 1947); an episode of the anthology series Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me” (Aug. 30, 1945); and finally a guest appearance on Jack Benny’s show The Lucky Strike Program, “I Stand Condemned” (Mar. 24, 1946).

And in between the programs, Greg Bell offers tidbits of information about Peter's life and career.

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

Monday, June 20 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday (1) ~
9 pm Pacific
The Texaco Star Theater
Duffy’s Tavern
Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull”
Suspense, “Of Maestro and Man”


Tuesday, June 21 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday (1) ~
12 midnight Eastern
The Texaco Star Theater
Duffy’s Tavern
Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull”
Suspense, “Of Maestro and Man”


Wednesday, June 22 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday (2) ~
11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern
Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro”
Mystery in the Air, “Crime and Punishment”
Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me”
The Lucky Strike Program


Thursday, June 23 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday (1) ~
7 am Pacific, 10 am Eastern
The Texaco Star Theater
Duffy’s Tavern
Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull”
Suspense, “Of Maestro and Man”


Peter Lorre Birthday (2) ~
11 pm Pacific
Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro”
Mystery in the Air, “Crime and Punishment”
Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me”
The Lucky Strike Program


Friday, June 24 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday (2) ~
2 am Eastern
Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro”
Mystery in the Air, “Crime and Punishment”
Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me”
The Lucky Strike Program


Sunday, June 26 ~
Peter Lorre Birthday (1) ~
1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern
The Texaco Star Theater
Duffy’s Tavern
Inner Sanctum Mysteries, “The Black Seagull”
Suspense, “Of Maestro and Man”


Peter Lorre Birthday (2) ~
7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern
Mystery in the Air, “The Marvelous Barastro”
Mystery in the Air, “Crime and Punishment”
Suspense, “Nobody Loves Me”
The Lucky Strike Program

The full schedule for the week of Monday, June 20, to Sunday, June 26, 2022, is available on Greg Bell’s website.

Satellite radio provider 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 free 30-day trial is also available through the SiriusXM radio website.

The life and career of Peter Lorre is chronicled in the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre by Stephen D. Youngkin, who began his research in the 1970s and interviewed Peter’s brothers Andrew and Francis, his first wife Celia Lovsky, his sister-in-law Barbara through his second wife Karen Verne, his daughter Catherine Lorre, friends, fellow actors, and the directors, producers, and crew who worked with him throughout his career.

These interviews shed light on Peter’s birth on June 26, 1904, his childhood, his early days in theater, his career on film, radio, and television, and his sad final days.

The Appendix of The Lost One includes the most complete list available of Peter’s credits – radio, film, stage, and television.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre may be purchased from many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

George Eastman House Screens Disney Classic

On Saturday, June 18, 2022, the George Eastman House will screen in 35mm the Walt Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), co-starring Peter Lorre with Kirk Douglas, James Mason, and Paul Lukas.

The program begins at 7:30 pm in the Dryden Theatre.

Admission is $10 for adults; $7 for Museum members; and $5 for children, as well as students with ID. Admission is free for active-duty military and their families, and SNAP and EBT card-holders and their families. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box-office, which opens 45 minutes before a given screening.

Tickets may also be purchased online through the theater website. Click the “Buy Tickets” button on the website, then scroll to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and click the “Purchase” button. A nominal fee to benefit the George Eastman House will be charged for each online ticket order.

As per CDC and New York State guidelines, N95, KN95, or KF94 masks are required in the Dryden Theatre. More information about requirements is available on the George Eastman website.

The Dryden Theatre is located at 900 East Avenue, within the George Eastman House, in Rochester, New York. The George Eastman House is served by public transportation. A PDF map of the theater’s location is available at the George Eastman House website.

Free parking is available at the George Eastman House. Visitors may enter the museum grounds by the East Avenue entrance adjoining the parking lot.

Seniors Movie Day Features Lorre Comedy

The Bob Hope / Peter Lorre comedy classic My Favorite Brunette (1947) is the Movie Club feature at the Crossville, Tennessee, senior center on Tuesday, June 13, 2022.

The program begins at 2 pm.

Movie Day is held on the second Monday of every month at the Senior Citizens of Cumberland County, also known as the 127 Senior Center. Movie suggestions are welcome!

The Senior Citizens of Cumberland County, also known as the 127 Senior Center, is located at 1460 South Main Street (Highway 127) in Crossville, Tennessee. Parking is available in the senior center’s parking lot.

For more information, please call the Senior Citizens of Cumberland County at 931-484-2547.

Lorre Movies in June 2022

June 26 is the 118th anniversary of Peter Lorre's birthday in 1904, but this month, no Lorre movies will be shown on the Turner Classic Movies channel. As other channels schedule Peter's movies, they will be posted here.

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.


June, 2022

It's a rare month that the Turner Classic Movies channel does not run at least one Lorre film. Other channels have scheduled some.

June 7 (Tues), 9:50 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

June 8 (Wed), 7:15 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

June 15 (Thurs), 3:40 pm, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946). Peter plays Gino, bodyguard to a ganster (Steve Cochran) whose beautiful wife (Michele Morgans) escapes to Cuba with the chauffeur (Bob Cummings).

June 16 (Thurs), 1:35 am, MeTV channel – Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "The Diplomatic Corpse" (CBS, Dec. 8, 1957).

June 28 (Tues), 7:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1947). Peter Lorre plays Inspector Slimane, who pursues the infamous Pepe Le Moko (Tony Martin) in the Casbah. Shown on the British television channel Talking Pictures TV.

June 28 (Tues), 10 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950). Shown on the British television channel Talking Pictures TV.


Sneak Peek at July, 2022

A quick look at Lorre movies in July on TCM.

July 3 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943).

July 3 (Sun), 2 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942).

July 15 (Fri), 4 pm, TCM – The Big Circus (1959).

July 17 (Sun), 8 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940).

July 19 (Tues), 4:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 26 (Tues), 12:15 pm, TCM – 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 many brick-and-mortar shops, as well as these online merchants ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Summer Film Fests Feature Casablanca

Beginning in the month of June, many movie theaters add classic movies to their schedules, and this month, Casablanca (1942) will kick off many of these festivals.

In the pivotal role of Ugarte, provider of exit visas to those desperate to leave Casablanca – and murderer of two German couriers – Peter Lorre gets the action going by leaving with his friend Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) two valuable letters of transit he intends to sell to escaping freedom fighter Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman).

And although limited to only a few scenes, Peter is always a treat to watch in a movie theater, including these ~

• Lafayette Library – Lafayette, California
• Redford Theatre – Detroit, Michigan
• Castro Theater – San Francisco, California
• Old Town Music Hall – El Segundo, California

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Lafayette Library ~ The Lafayette Library, located in Lafayette, California, is the venue for the series “From Europe With Film”, which honors three Jewish directors who immigrated from Europe.

On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, the program begins with a showing of Casablanca, hosted by historian Lynne Thorner and Erik Preminger, the son of director Otto Preminger.

The film will be begin at 1 pm in the Lafayette Library, located in the Don Tatzin Community Hall.

Admission is $5 for everyone. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online through the East Bay Jewish Film website. Masks are required inside the library.

The library is located at 3491 Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette, California. Parking is available in the lot adjoining the library.

On Tuesday, June 7, Lynne Thorner will present a “deconstruction” of Casablanca, discussing what makes the film work. The program begins at 2 pm and will be conducted online through Zoom.

Tickets are $5 and may be purchased online through the East Bay Jewish Film website. An hour before the program begins, the link to the Zoom event will be eMailed to all participants.

More information is available on the East Bay Jewish Film website.

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Redford Theatre ~ Originally built in the 1920s for silent movies, the Redford Theatre, located in Detroit, Michigan, will screen Casablanca over their “Love is Forever Weekend”, June 3 and 4, 2022.

On Saturday, June 3, the movie will be shown at 8 pm. On Sunday, June 4, Casablanca will be shown at 2 pm. Masks are recommended, but not required.

Tickets are $5 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box-office, as well as online through the cinema’s website. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Redford Theatre is located at 17360 Lahser Road, just north of Grand River Avenue, in Detroit, Michigan. For more information, please call the cinema at 313-537-2560.

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Castro Theatre ~ The historic Castro Theatre, located in San Francisco, California, will celebrate its 100th anniversary with a decade-by-decade selection of movies. The festival will run from Saturday, June 3, to Sunday, June 12, 2022. Most shows will be preceded by a live performance by the cinema’s own David Hegarty on the Castro’s organ.

Casablanca will be shown at 9:30 pm on Sunday, June 5, during the “Decade of the 1940s”.

Admission to Casablanca is $18 for all seats. Tickets may be purchased at the box-office or online through the venue’s website. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Castro Theatre is located at 429 Castro Street in San Francisco, California. More information, including the full schedule, is available on the cinema’s website.

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Old Town Music Hall ~ The Old Town Music Hall, located in El Segundo, California, will screen Casablanca over the weekend of June 11 and 12, 2022.

On Saturday, June 11, show times are 2:30 pm and 7 pm. On Sunday, June 12, show time is 2:30 pm only.

Admission is $12 for regular tickets, $10 for seniors (62 and older). Tickets and seat selection may be purchased online through the Music Hall website.

The Old Town Music Hall is located at 140 Richmond Street in El Segundo, California, near the Los Angeles International Airport. More information is available on the cinema’s website.

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Happy summer!

Library Movie Schedule Includes Lorre

As part of their film series “Silver Screen Classic Movies”, the Auburn Public Library, located in Auburn, California, will present Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), starring Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Raymond, Massey, and many more, on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

The film will be shown at 12 noon, 3:30 pm, and 7:30 pm in the Beecher Room.

The program is free, and anyone may attend.

The Auburn Public Library is located at 175 Almond Street in Auburn, California.

Parking is available on the street near the library.

The “Silver Screen Classic Movies” series is shown the first Saturday of each month at the Auburn Public Library. The schedule for 2022 is available on the library’s website.

More information about the library is available on the Placer County website.

Lorre Movies in May 2022

May begins with a handful of Peter Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, and other channels – plus some of Peter's television appearances.

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.


May, 2022

This month, the Turner Classic Movies channel takes viewers "around the world in 80 movies", including a few co-starring Peter.

May 3 (Tues), 8:15 am, Turner Classic Movies channel – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). TCM turns the spotlight on "The Americas" in this month's filmic journey "Around the World in 80 Movies", including a stop in Las Vegas and a cameo with Peter Lorre at the blackjack table.

May 3 (Tues), 11:20 am, Fox Movie Channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

May 17 (Tues), 4:45 am, TCM – Casablanca (1942). Continuing the journey "Around the World in 80 Movies", TCM turns the spotlight on "Africa", including a stop in Casablanca, with Peter Lorre as a dealer in black market exit visas.

May 18 (Wed), 11:30 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). TCM celebrates the birthday of director Frank Capra, including this comedy classic about two elderly sisters in Brooklyn who serve poisoned elderberry wine to elderly single gentlemen.

May 20 (Fri), 11:55 am, Starz Encore – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960). Peter plays the Alexander Portlass, a British professor in search of Montezuma's treature.

May 21 (Sat), 11 am, MeTV channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960).

May 25 (Wed), 7 am, Antenna TV channel – The Jack Benny Program (CBS, Jan. 22, 1963).

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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 U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!