Turn the calendar from 2022 to 2023 with several Lorre movies and classic
television shows on the January schedules, including the
Turner Classic Movies
channel and
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.
January, 2023
Happy New Year to Peter's fans with a variety of Lorre movies and TV shows!
Jan. 1 (Sun), 8:45 pm, ScreenPix Action channel –
The Comedy of
Terrors (1964).
Jan. 2 (Mon), 12 noon, ScreenPix Action channel –
The Comedy of
Terrors (1964).
Jan. 3 (Tues), 7:30 am, Antenna TV channel –
The Jack Benny
Program (Jan. 22, 1963). Airing 63 years ago this month, this episode
of the popular comedian's TV variety show includes a sketch with Peter Lorre
in which Jack Benny dreams an escaping murderer (Peter) forces a plastic
surgeon to change his face to look like Jack's.
Jan. 6 (Fri), 9:15 am, TCM –
Strange Cargo (1940).
The daytime theme is "Actor and Director Frank Borzage", including this
clark Gable and Joan Crawford film set on Devil's Island.
Jan. 6 (Fri), 12:45 am, ScreenPix Action channel –
The Comedy of
Terrors (1964).
Jan. 7 (Sat), 2:35 am, ScreenPix Action channel –
The Comedy of
Terrors (1964).
Jan. 7 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV channel –
The Raven (1963).
Popular horror host Svengoolie gets a two-and-a-half-hour timeslot, and
kicks off his new format with this AIP horror-comedy, starring Vincent
Price, Peter Lorre, and Boris Karloff as wizards.
Jan. 8 (Sun), 10:40 am, Fox Movies channel –
Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Jan. 20 (Fri), 11:15 pm, TCM –
Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940). The primetime theme is "Female Detectives: Rogue Females", as
TCM salutes the women who solve crimes in 1930s and 1940s movies, including
this classic in which Jane (Margaret Tallichet) tracks down the real killer
(Peter Lorre) to save her boyfriend Michael (John McGuire).
Jan. 20 (Fri), 5 am, Fox Movies channel –
Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Jan. 25 (Wed), 5:25 am, Talking Pictures TV –
Mrs. G. Goes to College,
"First Test" (Oct 11, 1961). Peter Lorre's first of two appearances as Dr. Kestner, one of
Mrs. Green's instructors.
Jan. 30 (Mon), 6 pm, TCM –
The Maltese Falcon (1941).
TCM's daytime theme is "Lost Generation Authors", including the third
adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's mystery novel.
Sneak Peek at February, 2023
February brings a handful of Lorre movies and television shows.
Feb. 5 (Sun), 11 pm, TCM –
Screen Director's Playhouse,
"No. 5 checked Out" (NBC, Jan. 18, 1956). The primetime theme is "Directed
by Ida Lupino", showcasing the actress who also directed film and television,
including this episode of the mid-1950s anthology series.
Feb. 9 (Thurs), 8 am, TCM –
The Constant Nymph (1943).
The daytime theme is "Alexis Smith", including the first pairing of Charles
Boyer and Peter Lorre.
Feb. 10 (Fri), 12 noon, TCM –
Hotel Berlin (1945).
The daytime theme is "Alan Hale", including the only movie the senior Hale
made with Peter Lorre.
Feb. 15 (Wed), 4:30 am, TCM –
Mad Love (1935).
The primetime theme is "Pianists", including Peter's first American film
role as a gifted surgeon who replaces a pianist's crushed hands with the
hands of a knife-throwing murderer.
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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