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).
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!