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Peter Lorre’s page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.
February, 2023
February brings a variety of Lorre movies and TV shows!
Feb. 1 (Wed), 11 am, Talking Pictures TV channel – My Favorite Brunette (1947).
Feb. 1 (Wed), 11:20 am, Fox Movies channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Feb. 3 (Fri), 8 pm, Movies! Network – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).
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. 6 (Mon), 1:10 pm, Fox Movies channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
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), 8:55 am, Movies! Network – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).
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. 10 (Fri), 11:35 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942).
Feb. 15 (Wed), 11 am, Talking Pictures TV – I Was an Adventuress (1940).
Feb. 15 (Wed), 4:30 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). The primetime theme is "Piano Players – Part 2", 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.
Feb. 19 (Sun), 1:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942).
Feb. 25 (Sat), 9 am, FETV (Family Entertainment TV) – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).
Feb. 25 (Sat), 11:15 am, Movies! Network – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).
Feb. 27 (Mon), 8:40 am, Movies! Network – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).
Sneak Peek at March, 2023
March brings TCM's annual "31 Days of Oscar", the celebration of movies that have won or been nominated for an Academy Award.
Mar. 2 (Thurs), 2:30 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). The primetime theme is "Literary Adaptations", including this winner of the "Best Picture" Oscar, adapted from the novel by Jules Verne.
Mar. 5 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "Romance", including this winner of the Oscar for "Best Picture of 1943", the year Casablanca went into general release.
Mar. 19 (Sun), 8:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The daytime theme is "Mysteries", including this classic film nominated for the "Best Picture" Oscar.
Mar. 29 (Wed), 11 am, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). The daytime theme is "Dance", including this musical nominated for the "Best Scoring of a Musical Picture" Oscar.
Mar. 30 (Thurs), 1:15 pm, TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944). The daytime theme is "The Military", including this all-star musical comedy nominated for the "Best Sound", "Best Music, Original Song", and "Best Scoring" Oscars.
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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