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.
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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