As spring becomes summer, Peter's fans can look forward to several
Lorre movies 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.
May, 2023
Every Tuesday and Wednesday, TCM salutes the work of cinematographer
James Wong Howe, who worked on a couple Lorre movies.
May 4 (Thurs), 4 am, Movies! Network –
The Chase (1946).
May 6 (Sat), 11:30 am, Fox Movie Channel –
Voyage to the Bottom
of the Sea (1961).
May 9 (Tues), 2:15 pm, TCM –
Passage to Marseille (1944).
TCM turns the spotlight on cinematographer James Wong Howe, with a day
of movies he worked on, including a Lorre double-feature, beginning with
this story of five Frenchmen (Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Philip Dorn, George
Tobias, Helmut Dantine) who escape from the French penal colony in
Guiana, intending to join the Free French and fight for war-torn
France.
May 9 (Tues), 4:15 pm, TCM –
Confidential Agent (1944).
The Lorre double feature of movies photographed by James Wong Howe
continues with this story of a Spanish agent (Charles Boyer) who
travels to London to make a deal for coal and finds danger and
double-crossing, including his own contacts (Peter Lorre, Katina
Paxinou).
May 10 (Wed), 6 am, TCM –
Silk Stockings (1957).
The daytime theme is a birthday tribute to Fred Astaire, including
this musical set in Paris and featuring a singing and dancing
Peter Lorre.
May 19 (Fri), 1:10 pm, Fox Movie channel –
Voyage to
the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
May 19 (Fri), 5:45 pm, TCM –
Arsenic and Old Lace
(1944). TCM takes a look at "Gallows Humor", including
the dark comedy about the two spinster sisters who help lonely old
men into the next world with their own special elderberry
wine.
May 20 (Sat), 8 pm, TCM –
Casablanca
(1942). Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks steps in as guest programmer,
joining regular TCM host Ben Mankiewicz, with two classic Warner
Bros. movies –
Casablanca (1942) and
Jezebel (1938).
May 27 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM –
Hollywood Canteen
(1944). TCM host Dave Karger returns to his "Musical Matinee" program
with with a showing of this all-star extravaganza film set in the
famed Hollywood Canteen for soldiers during World War II.
May 31 (Wed), 2:15 am, Movies! Network –
Beat the Devil
(1954). Peter Lorre made his final film appearance with his old friend
Humphrey Bogart in this tale of fortune hunters in search of uranium in
Africa.
Sneak Peek at June, 2023
Eddie Muller welcomes Lorre and Greenstreet to Noir Alley.
June 10 (Sat), 12:30 am, TCM –
The Verdict (1946). The "Czar
of Noir" Eddie Muller presents this Victorian mystery in which neighbors
and best friends (Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet) team up to solve a
murder committed in a locked room.
June 11 (Sun), 10 am, TCM –
The Verdict (1946).
Missed "Noir Alley" last night? Here's the encore showing!
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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