Summer is over, and fall begins with a variety of Lorre movies and TV shows
in September on 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.
September, 2025
In September, the Turner Classic Movies channel salutes actress
Lauren Bacall with a day of her movies, including the only film
she made with Peter Lorre.
Sep 2 (Tues), 11:15 am, TCM –
Mad Love (1935).
The daytime theme is "Stalk Footage" with a day of movies involving
stalkers, including Peter Lorre's first American movie as a
brilliant surgeon obsessed with the actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake).
NOTE: In Canada, Desperate Search (1953) will be shown
instead of Mad Love.
Sep 4 (Thurs), 2 am, TCM –
The Beast with Five Fingers
(1946). The primetime theme is "Noir or Not Noir" with an evening
of movies with a darker theme, including Peter Lorre's only horror
film at the Warner Bros studio.
Sep 8 (Mon), 10 am, TCM –
The Cross of Lorraine
(1943). The daytime theme is "Resistance Isn't Futile" with a day
of films set during World War II, including the MGM film about French
soldiers who surrendered to the Nazis and ended up in a prisoner of war
camp in Germany.
Sep 9 (Tues), 6:15 am, Talking Pictures TV –
Double
Convession (1950).
Sep 16 (Tues), 2:30 pm, TCM –
Confidential Agent
(1945). TCM salutes actress Lauren Bacall with a day of her movies,
including her first movie as "Mrs. Humphrey Bogart" and the only
movie she made with Bogie's pal, Peter Lorre – a spy drama
set in London and starring Charles Boyer.
Sep 25 (Thurs), 1 pm, Rewind TV, British television –
My Favorite
Brunette (1947).
Sep 25 (Thurs), 12:15 am, TCM –
Screen Directors
Playhouse, "No. Five Checked Out" (NBC, Jan 1, 1956) TCM
salutes 60 years of the UCLA Film and Television Archive with an
evening of classic television programs, hosted by Eddie Muller and
May Hong HaDuong, Director of the UCLA Television and Film Archive.
Actress Ida Lupina directed this episode of the 1950s anthology
series
Screen Directors Playhouse, starring Peter Lorre,
Theresa Wright, and William Talman.
Sep 27 (Sat), 12 noon, TCM –
Silk Stockings
(1957). TCM host Dave Karger presents the Fred Astaire musical
Silk Stockings as today's "Musical Matinee", including
a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.
Sneak Peek at
October, 2025
October brings the annual "spooky season" of movies,including
some spooky and not-so-spooky Lorre films on television.
Oct 15 (Wed), TCM –
The Cross of Lorraine (1943).
Oct 21 (Tues), TCM –
You'll Find Out
(1940).
Oct 24 (Fri), TCM –
Mad Love (1935).
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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