October means spooky movies and Halloween, and this month, Peter's fans can enjoy many Lorre treats on the Turner Classic Movies channel, the Talking Pictures TV channel, and the Movies! Network channel, among others.
American times shown are Eastern Standard.
October, 2026
Peter Lorre's only Halloween-themed movie Arsenic and Old Lace gets wide play this month on several television channels, as well as other Lorre films on American, British, and Canadian television channels.
Oct 2 (Fri), 2:45 pm, Talking Pictures TV, British televison channel – Peter Lorre: Behind the Mask (2024). Directed by Evelyn Schels, this documentary discusses Peter Lorre’s career, through interviews with Lorre biographer Stephen D. Youngkin and other film historians.
Oct 3 (Sat), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The classic Halloween tale set in Brooklyn about the two maiden aunts and their unusual "charity", involving elderly gentlemen and a flask of poisonous elderberry wine.
Oct 3 (Sat), 8 pm, KQED San Francisco – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Oct 3 (Sat), 4:35 am, ScreenPix – The Comedy of Terrors (1964).
Oct 4 (Sun), 3:10 pm, XUMO Comedy TV channel – The Red Skelton Show, “Clem Strikes Oil” (March 5, 1957)
Oct 6 (Tues), 7:45 am, Fox Movie channel – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).
Oct 10 (Sat), 8 pm, KSPS Spokane, Washington – Saturday Night Cinema, Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Oct 11 (Sun), 2:50 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Oct 12 (Mon), 2:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).
Oct 15 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).
Oct 16 (Fri), 8:05 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Oct 23 (Fri), 3:30 am, Turner Classic Movies channel – The Bease with Five Fingers (1946).
Oct 25 (Sun), 6:25 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Oct 27 (Tue), 8 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The TCM primetime theme is "Sweater Weather", including this Halloween film of murder and mayhem in Brooklyn. Note – In Canada, The Green Years (1946) will be shown instead.
Oct 28 (Wed), 9 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
Oct 30 (Fri), 1:30 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Mad Love (1935). It's "Halloween Eve", and the TCM daytime theme is "Halloween Horror", featuring a day of madness and horror, including this tale of Dr. Gogol, the brilliant surgeon who loves to obsession actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake), star of the "Theater of Horrors". Note – In Canada, The Return of Dr. X (1939) will be shown instead.
Oct 31 (Sat), 10 pm, KQED San Francisco – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The PBS station in San Francisco celebrates Halloween with an encore showing of the classic Halloween tale of murder and mayhem in Brooklyn.
Sneak Peek at November, 2026
Here's a look at Lorre movies coming up in November.
Nov 2 (Mon), TCM – Hollywood Canteen (1944).
Nov 4 (Wed), TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).
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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