September 4, 2026

Lark Cinema Celebrates Noir with Lorre

The historic Lark Theater, located in Larkspur, California, steps into the shadows of film noir the week of September 2, 2026, with a festival including Peter Lorre’s first sound movie M (1931) – and ending with the detective movie spoof The Cheap Detective (1978).

M will be shown on Friday, September 4, at 9:15 am, and again on Saturday, September 5, at 5:40 pm.

Admission is $10 for all seats, and $8 for Lark members. Tickets may be purchased at the box office. Tickets may also be purchased online through the Lark’s website. A nominal fee will be added to each ticket purchased online.

The Lark Theater is located at 549 Magnolia Avenue in Larkspur, California, in Marin County.

Parking is available in the public parking lot on Magnolia Avenue, across the street from the Lark.

The Lark Theater ends the film noir festival with a showing of The Cheap Detective (1978), an homage to classic films such as The Maltese Falcon (1941) and Casablanca (1942) – starring Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, imitating Humphrey Bogart.

Also in the cast are Dom DeLuis as Pepe Damascas, whose curly dark hair, wheezy laugh, and strong perfume are reminiscent of Peter Lorre as Joel Cairo in The Maltese Falcon, and the rotund John Houseman as Jasper Blubber, parodying Sydney Greenstreet.

A fun ending to a week of the dark and sinister. Happy viewing!

September 2, 2026

Fall Into Fall with Lorre in September


September brings falling leaves, and this month, Lorre fans can enjoy many of Peter's movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel, and the Movies! Network channel, among others.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.



September, 2026

September brings many Lorre films to American, British, and Canadian television channels, as well as the premium channel Cinemax.

Sept 1 (Tue), 12 noon, Cinemax – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 3 (Thurs), 8:30 am, Cinemax Action – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 5 (Sat), 8 am, TCM – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934).

Sept 6 (Sun), 6:30 am, Movies! Network – All Through the Night (1942).

Sept 6 (Sun), 6:30 am, Cinemax Classics – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 7 (Mon), 2:10 am, ScreenPix – Tales of Terror (1962).

Sept 7 (Mon), 6:47 am, Cinemax Hits – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 7 (Mon), 5:30 pm, ScreenPix – Tales of Terror (1962).

Sept 8 (Tues), 3:53 am, Cinemax Action – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 9 (Wed), 12:34 pm, Cinemax – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 10 (Thurs), 6:14 am, Cinemax Classics – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 10 (Thurs), 7 pm, Silver Screen Classics channel – M (1931).

Sept 10 (Thurs), 8 pm, Movies! Network – All Through the Night (1942).

Sept 11 (Fri), 7:02 am, Cinemax Action – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Sept 11 (Fri), 1 pm, Silver Screen Classics channel – M (1931).

Sept 12 (Sat), 8:45 am, ScreenPix Action – Tales of Terror (1962).

Sept 24 (Thurs), 6:30 pm, Talking Pictures TV, British televison channel channel – Casbah (1948).



Sneak Peek at October, 2026

October means Halloween and spooky films. Here's a sneak peek at Lorre movies coming up in October.

Oct 2 (Fri), 2:45 pm, Talking Pictures TV, British televison channel channel – Peter Lorre: Behind the Mask (1924). Talking Pictures TV reruns the 2024 documentary on Peter's life and career.




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.

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