Spring into Spring with Lorre on TV

March brings the annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as Lorre films on 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.


March, 2023

TCM salutes "31 Days of Oscar", including several Peter Lorre films 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", ncluding this winner of the "Best Picture" Oscar, adapted from the novel by Jules Verne.

Mar. 5 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). "31 Days of Oscar" salutes "Romance", including this winner of the Oscar for "Best Picture of 1943", the year Casablanca went into general release.

Mar. 7 (Tues), 4 pm, MeTV channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (March 16, 1960).

Mar. 7 (Tues), 10:55 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).

Mar. 10 (Fri), 2 am, Inspire TV channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (March 16, 1960).

Mar. 15 (Wed), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1960).

Mar. 16 (Thurs), 7:30 am, Antenna TV channel – The Jack Benny Program (Jan. 22, 1963).

Mar. 19 (Sun), 6 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1948). Peter Lorre plays Inspector Slimane, who tracks down and arrests the notorious thief Pepe le Moko (Tony Martin), using the love of a French tourist (Marta Toren).

Mar. 19 (Sun), 8:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). "31 Days of Oscar" takes a look at "Mystery and Suspense", including this classic film nominated for the "Best Picture" Oscar.

Mar. 19 (Sun), 11:05 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950).

Mar. 22 (Wed), 5:25 am, Talking Pictures TV – Mrs. G Goes to College, "The Trouble with Crayton" (Dec. 6, 1961). Peter Lorre made his second appearance as Dr. Kestner.

Mar. 24 (Fri), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1960).

Mar. 26 (Sun), 4 am, Movies! Network channel – The Chase (1946).

Mar. 29 (Wed), 11 am, TCM – Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). 31 Days of Oscar" salutes "Dance" with a daytime series of musicals, including this musical nominated for the "Best Scoring of a Musical Picture" Oscar.

Mar. 30 (Thurs), 1:15 pm, TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944). "31 Days of Oscar" salutes "Military Life", including this all-star musical comedy nominated for the "Best Sound", "Best Music, Original Song", and "Best Scoring" Oscars. In a scene they wrote themselves, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet play off their menacing screen image.


Sneak Peek at April, 2023

In April, TCM celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Warner Bros. studio, featuring many special programs and themed movie days and nights.

Apr. 8 (Sat), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "Warner at War", including this wartime classic set in the famous North African town.

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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!