American times shown are Eastern Standard.
December, 2023
Cary Grant is the "Star of the Month" on the Turner Classic Movies channe, and Eddie Muller welcomes Peter to "Noir Alley".
Dec 1 (Fri), 2:30 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). TCM kicks off a month-long salute to Cary Grant, including this dark comedy about a theater critic (Grant) who finds out his two sweet elderly aunts (Jean Adair and Josephine Hull) are poisoning lonely old gentlemen and burying them in the cellar.
Dec 2 (Sat), 12 midnight, TCM – Black Angel (1947). Eddie Muller, the "Czar of Noir", brings to his Saturday night "Noir Alley" this mystery film starring Peter Lorre, Dan Duryea, and June Vincent.
Dec 3 (Sun), 10 am, TCM – Black Angel (1947). Miss last night's midnight showing of Eddie Muller's "Noir Alley"? Here's the Sunday morning replay.
Dec 9 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV – The Raven (1963). Saturday night horror host Svengoolie presents this American International Pictures horror-comedy, starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and Boris Karloff – as well as a young Jack Nicholson.
Dec 14 (Thurs), 12:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).
Dec 20 (Wed), 4 pm, MeTV – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, March 16, 1960).
Sneak Peek at January, 2024
Kick off a fresh new year of Lorre films on television in January.
Jan 2 (Tues), 6 am, TCM – Quicksand (1950). In the wee hours of January 2 to the early morning of January 3, TCM salutes Mickey Rooney with several Rooney films, including the only movie he made with Peter Lorre.
Jan 8 (Mon), 1:30 pm, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). TCM's Daytime Theme is "Starving Artists", including the first of two films Peter made with Charles Boyer.
Jan 11 (Thurs), 4:30 am, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "The Power of Film", including the WWII classic starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Peter Lorre.
Jan 28 (Sun), 3:45 pm, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). The Fred Astaire musical comedy featuring a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.
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 makes an excellent Christmas gift for the Lorre fan in your life! Find it on these online merchants ~ Happy viewing!
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