April showers bring only a handful of Lorre movies on
the schedule of the
Turner Classic
Movies channel, the
Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and
Movies! Network in the
United States.
American times shown are Eastern Standard.
April, 2025
TCM takes a look a pulp fiction and celebrates the birthday of
Shirley MacLaine in April.
Apr 5 (Sat), 7 pm, Screenpix –
The Comedy of Terrors (1964).
Apr 6 (Sun), 9:15 am, Screenpix –
The Comedy of Terrors (1964).
Apr 11 (Fri), 8 pm, TCM –
The Maltese Falcon
(1941). Every Friday in April, TCM turns the spotlight
on "pulp fiction" – stories published in
magazines printed on paper made from wood pulp. Film
noir is the topic tonight, with a double-feature
of crime movies. First up is the classic mystery about a
San Francisco detective (Humphrey Bogart) on the trail of
a fabulous jewel-encrusted statuette and the criminals
(Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre) involved.
Apr 18 (Fri), 1:25 am, Screenpix –
The Comedy of Terrors (1964).
Apr 19 (Sat), 4:35 pm, Screenpix –
The Comedy of Terrors (1964).
Apr 24 (Thurs), 8:15 am, TCM –
Around the
World in 80 Days (1956). TCM celebrates the
birthday of actress Shirley MacLaine with a day of
her movies, including this all-star extravaganza
about the Victorian London gentleman (David Niven)
who makes a bet he can travel around the world in
80 days.
Sneak Peek at
May, 2025
TCM's May schedule includes only one Lorre movie.
May 28 (Wed), TCM –
The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1934). TCM presents a day of movies whose titles begin with
"The Man Who", including Peter Lorre's first English-speaking
film.
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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