Summer in July brings a handful of Lorre films on the
Turner Classic Movies
channel, as well as other channels, including
Talking Pictures TV.
American 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, 2023
Guest programmer Tom Hanks selects a Lorre movie and a series of Las Vegas
movies are the highlights on TCM, while Lorre fans in the U.K.
or subscribers to the Movies! network can enjoy a variety of Peter's movies
this month.
July 1 (Sat), 8 pm, Movies! Network –
Around the World in 80 Days
(1956).
July 2 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM –
Casablanca (1942). Regular host Ben
Mankiewicz welcome actor Tom Hanks as guest programmer for a double-feature,
beginning with
Casablanca, followed by
Jezebel.
July 3 (Mon), 4:15 am, Movies! Network –
Quicksand (1950).
July 5 (Wed), 11:45 am, Movies! Network –
Around the World
in 80 Days (1956).
July 6 (Thurs), 7:45 am, Movies! Network –
The Verdict
(1946).
July 9 (Sun), 4:15 pm, Movies! Network –
Around the World
in 80 Days (1956).
July 11 (Tues), 4:30 am, TCM –
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956).
The primetime theme is "What Happens in Vegas . . .", and the evening of
movies set in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends with this musical comedy about a
lucky gambler; Peter has a cameo as a blackjack player.
July 10 (Mon), 7:45 pm, Movies! Network –
Around the World
in 80 Days (1956).
July 12 (Wed), 1:30 am, Talking Pictures TV –
The Boogie Man
Will Get You (1942). Cellar Club with Caroline Munro presents this
horror comedy starring Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff.
July 13 (Thurs), 12:15 am, Movies! Network –
The Verdict
(1946).
July 14 (Fri), 18:45 pm, Talking Pictures TV –
Beat the
Devil (1954).
July 16 (Sun), 8 pm, Movies! Network –
The Verdict
(1946).
July 18 (Tues), 9:25 am, Talking Pictures TV –
I Was an
Adventuress (1940).
July 19 (Wed), 11 am, Talking Pictures TV –
Beat the
Devil (1954).
July 20 (Thurs), 10 pm, Movies! Network –
The Verdict
(1946).
July 20 (Thurs), 8 am, Family Entertainment TV (FETV) –
Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).
July 21 (Fri), 23 pm, Talking Pictures TV –
Tales of
Terror (1962). Cellar Club with Caroline Munro presents this
horror starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and Basil Rathbone.
July 27 (Thurs), 2 pm, Movies! Network –
The Verdict
(1946).
July 28 (Fri), 3 pm, Inspire (Insp) –
Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).
July 29 (Sat), 11:15 am, Movies! Network –
Around the World in 80 Days
(1956).
Sneak Peek at August, 2023
August brings TCM's annual "Summer Under the Stars" film festival, and this
year, the actors co-starring with Peter Lorre include Rhonda Fleming, Ronald
Colman, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, and Humphrey Bogart.
Aug 10 (Thurs), 6 am, TCM –
The Big Circus (1959). Rhonda
Fleming is the star today, including this movie set in a traveling
three-ring circus.
Aug 15 (Tues), 8:15 am, TCM –
The Story of Mankind
(1957). Ronald Colman is the star today, including this movie highlighting
the villains and heroes of human history.
Aug 17 (Thurs), 8:15 am, TCM –
My Favorite Brunette
(1947). Bob Hope is the star today, including this comedy about a
baby photographer turned private detective (Hope) and the gang after
uranium.
Note – In Canada,
A Global
Affair (1964) will be shown instead.
Aug 19 (Sat), 8:15 am, TCM –
Silk Stockings
(1957). Fred Astaire is the star today, including this musical
comedy with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.
Aug 27 (Sun), 4 pm, TCM –
Passage to Marseille
(1944). Humphrey Bogart is the star today, including this World
War II drama about convicts escaping from the French penal colony
in French Guiana.
Aug 27 (Sun), 10 pm, TCM –
The Maltese Falcon
(1941). The day of Humphrey Bogart movies continues with this
classic mystery.
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!