April brings springtime weather and Peter Lorre films on
television – the
Turner Classic
Movies channel, the
Talking Pictures TV channel, and the
Movies! Network
channel.
American times shown are Eastern Standard.
April, 2026
Lorre fans in the United States and the United Kingdom will find
many of Peter's movies on television this month.
Apr 2 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network –
The
Chase (1946).
Apr 2 (Thurs), 9 am, TCM –
Background to
Danger (1943). The TCM daytime theme is "Spies of WW II",
including two Lorre films involving spies and secret agents.
First is this espionage movie set in Ankara, Turkey, and
involving an American agent working against both Nazis and
Russian spies.
Apr 2 (Thurs), 6 pm, TCM –
Hotel Berlin
(1945). The TCM daytime theme "Spies of WW II" concludes
with this World War II drama set in a luxury hotel in
Berlin.
Apr 2 (Thurs), 11 am, Film 4, British Television –
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Apr 2 (Thurs), 1:50 am, Movies! Network –
Quicksand (1950).
Apr 9 (Thurs), 3 pm, TCM –
The Verdict
(1946). The TCM daytime theme "Stories from Scotland
Yard" with a day of who-dunnit films set in London,
including this Victorian locked-room mystery, which
was the final pairing of Peter Lorre and Sydney
Greenstreet.
Apr 12 (Sun), 6 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television
–
My Favorite Brunette (1947).
Apr 12 (Sun), 11:30 am, Fox Movie channel –
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Apr 14 (Tues), 3:30 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television
–
Double Confession (1951).
Apr 20 (Mon), 12:45 am, Talking Pictures TV, British Television
–
Casbah (1948).
Apr 23 (Thurs), 5:45 pm, TCM –
Strange Cargo
(1940). TCM celebrates the birthday of director Frank Borzage
with a morning and afternoon of movies he directed, including
this Clark Gable and Joan Crawford drama involving
prisoners escaping from Devil's Island.
Apr 25 (Sat), 8 pm, TCM –
Arsenic and
Old Lace (1944). The TCM primetime theme is "Pick
Your Poison", including this dark comedy involving two
elderly aunts and a potent mixture of three poisons
mixed in elderberry wine.
Note – In
Canada, Romeo and Juliet (1936) will be
shown instead.
Sneak Peek at
May, 2026
Check back soon for the Lorre movies coming in May!
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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