March means "31 Days of Oscar" on the
Turner Classic Movies
channel, including a couple Lorre favorites.
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.
March, 2022
Oscar-winning movies is the focus on TCM.
Mar. 5 (Sat), 11 am, Turner Classic Movies channel –
Around the World
in 80 Days (1956). TCM salutes Oscar-winning cinematography today, including
this all-star extravangaza with Peter Lorre one of the many cameo players.
Mar. 5 (Sat), 5 pm,
Decades channel –
Route 66, "Lizard's Leg
and Owlet's Wing" (Oct. 26, 1962) – Peter co-starred with Boris Karloff
and Lon Chaney, Jr, in this Halloween episode in which the three actors play
themselves
Mar. 14 (Tues), 4 am, FX Movie channel –
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Mar. 15 (Wed), 11:30 am, FX Movie channel –
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Mar. 26 (Sat), 11 am, TCM –
Casablanca (1942). TCM shines the
spotlight on Oscar-winning directors today, including Michael Curtiz, who
helmed this World War II classic.
Mar. 26 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV –
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).
Horror host Svengoolie presents one of the few horror films Peter Lorre made
in his career.
Sneak Peek at April, 2022
A quick look at Lorre movies in April on TCM.
April 10 (Sun), 5:45 pm, TCM –
Silk Stockings (1957).
Turner Classic Movies spends a "Weekend in Paris", including this MGM musical
starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, and a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.
April 16 (Sat), 12 moon, TCM –
Mad Love (1935).
April 16 (Sat), 3:16 pm, TCM –
The Maltese Falcon (1941).
April 21 (Thurs), 3 am, TCM –
The Story of Mankind (1957). TCM turns
the spotlight on "Time Travel", including this journey through the good and
evil of humans, reviewed by Mr. Scratch (Vincent Price) and The Spirit of Man
(Ronald Colman). As Nero, who strums a lyre while Rome burns, Peter appears
on the debit side.
April 23 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM –
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). The
weekend features include Peter's first English-speaking role as a saboteur
in London.
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 ~
Happy viewing!
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