Disney Classic Screens in Virginia

Advertised as “the mightiest motion picture of them all”, the Walt Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, starring Peter Lorre, Kirk Douglas, James Mason, and Paul Lukas, was originally released on December 23, 1954, in time for Christmas Day.

On Saturday, November 23, 2024, Lorre fans in the area of Culpepper, Virginia, can enjoy a Thanksgiving treat when the Library of Congress screens 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea its Culpepper campus.

The film begins at 2 pm.

The program is free for everyone. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Face masks are recommended, but not required. Patrons must go through a security check, and no large parcels, purses, or backpacks are permitted.

The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater is located at 19053 Mount Pony Road in Culpeper, Virginia.

Parking is available in the campus lot. Access to the parking lot begins one hour before show time at 2 pm. Entrance into the building begins 45 minutes in advance, and the theater opens for seating 30 minutes before curtain.

Lorre Classic Onscreen Over Holiday

Lorre fans in several cities will have a chance to catch Peter on the big screen this weekend when theaters in New York, Oregon, and London screen Casablanca (1942).

In the pivotal role of Ugarte, who sells exit visas to refugees desperate to leave Casablanca – and murderer of two German couriers – Peter Lorre gets the action going by leaving with his friend Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) two valuable letters of transit he intends to sell to escaping freedom fighter Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman).

And although limited to about eight minutes of screen time in a few scenes, Peter is always a treat to watch in a movie theater, including these ~

• Amherst Screening Room – Amherst, New York
• Cinema 21 – Portland, Oregon
• Prince Charles Cinema – London, England

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Amherst Screening Room – The Amherst Screening Room, located in Amherst, New York, will show Casablanca throughout the Thanksgiving holiday ~

• November 22, Friday – 7:30 pm – Movie and Trivia Show
• November 23, Saturday – 7:30 pm
• November 24, Sunday – 1 pm – Mimosa Matinee
• November 26, Tuesday – 7:30 pm
• November 29, Friday – 7:30 pm
• November 30, Saturday – 7:30 pm

Admission is $10 for the movie and trivia night on Friday, November 22. Admission for Casablanca is $7 for all other showings.

The Amherst Screening Room is located at 880 Alberta Drive, in Suite 207 of the Boulevard Mall, in Amherst, New York. Parking is available throughout the Boulevard Mall. For more information, please call the theater at 716-837-0376.

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Cinema 21 – Cinema 21, located in Portland, Oregon, will show Casablanca as part of their “Saturday Morning Classics” series on Saturday, November 23. Selected by Elliott Lavine, the series salutes films of the 1940s in November.

The movie begins at 11 am.

Admission is $9 for everyone. Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the cinema’s website. A nominal fee will be charged for each ticket purchased online.

Cinema 21 is located at 616 NW 21st Avenue, in the Alphabet Historic District of Portland, Oregon. Parking is available in several lots near the theater. More information about parking, as well as public transportation, is available on the venue’s website. For more information, please call the theater at 503-223-4315.

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Prince Charles Cinema – The Prince Charles Cinema, located in London, England, will show a 35mm print of Casablanca as part of their “Classic Film Season” on Saturday, November 23.

The movie begins at 12:15 pm on Screen 1.

Admission is £14 for non-members and £11 for members. Carers may be admitted free of charge.

Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be booked online through the cinema’s website.

The Prince Charles Cinema is located at 7 Leicester Place, at the north-east corner of Leicester Square, in London, England. The closest tube stations are Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.

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Eighty-two years ago, in November of 1942, Casablanca was released to movie theaters across the United States.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bryant Library Includes Lorre in Film Noir Program

On Friday, November 22, 2024, noted film historian Keith Crocker will host the special program “Film Noir: The Black Angel” at the Bryant Library, located in Roslyn, New York.

Mr. Crocker will discuss Peter Lorre’s 1946 film Black Angel and its stars Dan Duryea, and June Vincent.

The program begins at 1 pm.

Admission is free for everyone, and registration is required. To register for the event, please call the library at 516-621-2240.

The Bryant Library is located at 2 Paper Mill Road in Roslyn, New York. Parking is available in the library’s parking lot.

Adjunct Professor and longtime movie fan Keith Crocker has been speaking about film-making since 1995, when his wife invited him to give a presentation at the East Meadow Public Library where she works as a librarian.

Since then, Keith has given numerous lectures on horror, science-fiction, fantasy, musicals, comedies, and comedy actors such as the Marx Brothers, Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and W.C. Fields.

Believing Peter Lorre to be an actor deserving more attention, Keith Crocker presented a program on Lorre in July of 2020 – "Peter Lorre: Hollywood's Unsung Master of Mayhem" – and encouraged attendees to seek out his work.

Keith’s fans can expect another enjoyable program on film noir on Friday, November 22.

Austin Film Society Salutes Lorre

Lorre fans in the area of Austin, Texas, are in for a special treat in November, 2024, when the Austin Film Society presents the series “The Eyes of Peter Lorre”, including four Lorre movies in 35mm – M (1931), Mad Love (1935), Island of Doomed Men (1940), and The Beast with Five Fingers (1946).

The films will be shown on these dates and times ~

• M – Tuesday, November 5 – 7:30 pm
• M – Saturday, November 9 – 1:15 pm
• Mad Love – Tuesday, November 12 – 7:30 pm
• Mad Love – Thursday, November 14 – 6:45 pm
• Island of Doomed Men – Thursday, November 21 – 7:45 pm
• Island of Doomed Men – Saturday, November 23 – 2 pm
• The Beast with Five Fingers – Tuesday, November 26 – 7:30 pm
• The Beast with Five Fingers\ – Saturday, November 30 – 2 pm

Says the AFS website about the star of this “Essential Cinema” series – “A small, rounded man with bulging eyes and a lugubrious manner of speaking, Peter Lorre was an actor who was born to be impersonated. He was also an absolute master of his craft who understood the assignment. In a serious film, he could evoke a somber mood, and in a silly movie, he could play it for laughs. In this series, we get a bit of both, sometimes in the same film. Join us in celebrating an actor who always gives you something memorable to take home.”

Admission to the evening and weekend shows is $13.50 for all seats. Admission to the matinee shows, Monday through Friday, before 6 pm is $11. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, which opens 30 minutes before the first feature. Tickets may also be purchased through the Austin Film Society website. A nominal charge will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Austin Film Society is located at 6259 Middle Fiskville Road, in “The Linc” shopping center, in Austin, Texas. Plenty of parking is available in The Linc parking lot.

For more information, please call the theater at 512-322-0145, extension 3214.

Fall into Fall with Lorre

November means the start of the holiday season, with a handful of Peter Lorre films on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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November, 2024

Darkness falls early in November, and a few of Peter Lorre's noir classics are on the schedule.

Nov 19 (Tues), 9:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "San Francisco" with a selection of movies set in the foggy City by the Bay, including this mystery classic about nefarious characters in search of a fabulous statuette.

Nov 20 (Wed), 12:10 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Nov 22 (Fri), 3:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM Primetime salutes "1944 Noir" with a line-up of noir classics released in 1944, including this adaptation of an Eric Ambler novel, starring Peter Lorre as a Dutch mystery writer who gets more intrigue than he bargained for when he starts investigating the past of an international criminal.

Nov 24 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the primetime spotlight on a "Humphrey Bogart Double Feature" with a pair of Bogart movies, including the first film he made with Peter Lorre – and the first movie Peter made at Warner Bros, the studio he would become most associated with in his career.

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Sneak Peek at December, 2024

Mickey Rooney is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and later in the month, TCM salutes Peter's long-time movie partner Sydney Greenstreet.

Dec 1 (Sun), TCM – Casablanca (1942).

Dec 19 (Thurs), TCM – Quicksand (1950). TCM salutes "Star of the Month" Mickey Rooney with a day of movies, including the only film Rooney made with Peter Lorre.

Dec 27 (Fri), TCM – TCM salutes the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet, and Lorre fans can celebrate, too, when five of Peter's movies are on the schedule ~

• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Background to Danger (1943)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• Three Strangers (1946)
• The Verdict (1946)

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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!