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!