December Holidays with Lorre

As the year 2024 comes to a close, a handful of Lorre movies are nestled amongst the holiday favorites on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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December, 2024

The Turner Classic Movies channel celebrates the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet with a morning and afternoon of films featuring Peter Lorre's most frequent co-star at Warner Brothers.

Dec 1 (Sun), 2 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942).

Dec 7 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV – The Comedy of Terrors (1964). Horror host Svengoolie presents this comedy-horror film about a New England undertaker (Vincent Price) who drums up business by speeding "customers" to the grave – with the help of his assistant (Peter Lorre).

Dec 18 (Wed), 1:35 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942). "Cellar Club" hostess Caroline Munroe introduces this comedy-horror film about a scientist (Boris Karloff) who comes up with a machine to produce "supermen" for the war effort, with the help of the local jack-of-all-trades (Peter Lorre).

Dec 19 (Fri), 6 am, TCM – Quicksand (1950). TCM's "Star of the Month" in December is Mickey Rooney, with plenty of movies starring the talented actor – including the only movie he made with Peter Lorre.

Dec 26 (Thurs), 12:45 pm, BBC Two – Casablanca (1942).

Dec 27 (Fri), 1:35 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Dec 27 (Fri), TCM – TCM celebrates the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre's co-star in nine movies at Warner Brothers. The birthday line-up includes five of Peter's movies ~

• 10:15 am – The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• 12 noon – Background to Danger (1943)
• 3 pm – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• 4:45 pm – Three Strangers (1946)
• 6:30 pm – The Verdict (1946)

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Sneak Peek at January, 2025

Kick off the new year with a handful of Lorre movies.

Jan 3 (Fri), TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). TCM turns the primetime spotlight on "Was it all a Dream?" with several movies with dream sequences, ending with the classic film noir about the newspaper reporter (John McGuire) who encounters a stranger (Peter Lorre) in a long white scarf and soon suspects he may be a murderer.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Fall into Fall with Lorre

November means the start of the holiday season, with a handful of Peter Lorre films on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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November, 2024

Darkness falls early in November, and a few of Peter Lorre's noir classics are on the schedule.

Nov 19 (Tues), 9:30 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "San Francisco" with a selection of movies set in the foggy City by the Bay, including this mystery classic about nefarious characters in search of a fabulous statuette.

Nov 20 (Wed), 12:10 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Nov 22 (Fri), 3:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM Primetime salutes "1944 Noir" with a line-up of noir classics released in 1944, including this adaptation of an Eric Ambler novel, starring Peter Lorre as a Dutch mystery writer who gets more intrigue than he bargained for when he starts investigating the past of an international criminal.

Nov 24 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the primetime spotlight on a "Humphrey Bogart Double Feature" with a pair of Bogart movies, including the first film he made with Peter Lorre – and the first movie Peter made at Warner Bros, the studio he would become most associated with in his career.

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Sneak Peek at December, 2024

Mickey Rooney is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and later in the month, TCM salutes Peter's long-time movie partner Sydney Greenstreet.

Dec 1 (Sun), TCM – Casablanca (1942).

Dec 19 (Thurs), TCM – Quicksand (1950). TCM salutes "Star of the Month" Mickey Rooney with a day of movies, including the only film Rooney made with Peter Lorre.

Dec 27 (Fri), TCM – TCM salutes the birthday of Sydney Greenstreet, and Lorre fans can celebrate, too, when five of Peter's movies are on the schedule ~

• The Maltese Falcon (1941)
• Background to Danger (1943)
• The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
• Three Strangers (1946)
• The Verdict (1946)

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Spooky Season with Lorre

October means Halloween and spooky movies on television, and that includes Peter Lorre films are on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV channel in England, and Movies! Network in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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October, 2024

In October, Bela Lugosi is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and his films will be shown every Wednesday night, including the only film he made with Peter Lorre.

Oct 1 (Tues), 6:10 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct 3 (Thurs), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 3 (Thurs), 3:45 am, TCM – Mad Love (1935). TCM salutes horror classics, beginning at 12:15 am with House of Wax (1953), and continuing with Peter's first American movie. Note – In Canada, Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) will be shown instead.

Oct 9 (Wed), 10:45 pm, TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). Tonight, "Star of the Month" Bela Lugosi is saluted as a "horror comedian", with a series of comedies starring Lugosi. The actor appeared several times with fellow horror actor Boris Karloff, but only once with Peter Lorre, in this musical comedy starring Kay Kyser and his College of Musical Knowledge band. Kay and company are hired to play for a young debutante's 21st birthday in a mysterious mansion with seances, hidden panels, and attempts on the birthday girl's life before she can inherit a fortune.

Oct 10 (Thurs), 11:30 am, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 14 (Sat), 6 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). A mansion with 13 bodies buried in the cellar is the setting for this dark comedy about two little old ladies with an unusual charity. Note – In Canada, Devotion (1946) will be shown instead.

Oct 17 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 17 (Thurs), 3:05 am, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 18 (Fri), 5:30 am, Antenna TV – The Jack Benny Program (Jan 22, 1963).

Oct 20 (Sun), 10:05 pm, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 20 (Sun), 3:45 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961).

Oct 24 (Thurs), 7:45 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

Oct 24 (Thurs), 11:45 pm, Movies! Network – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

Oct 30 (Wed), 5:15 pm, TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1944). On Halloween Eve, TCM gets the celebration going with a day of horror movies, including this classic set in an Italian villa where a dead pianist's severed right hand wreaks havoc.

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Sneak Peek at November, 2024

Darkness falls early in November, and on television, a handful of Lorre mystery films airs.

Nov 19 (Tues), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). On TCM, the daytime theme is "Set in San Francisco" with several films in the City by the Bay, including this mystery classic about nefarious characters in search of a fabulous statuette.

Nov 22 (Fri), TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). On TCM, the primetime theme is "Film Noir", including this classic Lorre and Greenstreet mystery adapted from the novel by Eric Ambler.

Nov 24 (Sun), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). On TCM, the primetime theme is "Humphrey Bogart Noir" – a double-feature of mysteries starring Bogart, beginning with the mystery classic that introduced Bogie to Peter Lorre.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Fall Into Autumn with Lorre

The leaves are falling, cooler temperatures are on the way, and Peter Lorre films are on the Turner Classic Movies channel, Talking Pictures TV in England, and the Movies! Network channel in the United States.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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September, 2024

In September, Lauren Bacall is the "Star of the Month" on TCM, and in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday, Monday evenings will feature her classic movies, including the only film she made with Peter Lorre.

Sept 6 (Fri), 0:45 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Sept 9 (Mon), 12:30 am, Turner Classic Movies – Confidential Agent (1945). "Star of the Month" Lauren Bacall has only one scene with Peter Lorre, her husband Humphrey Bogart's friend, in this spy thriller starring Charles Boyer in 1930s London.

Sept 10 (Tues), 10:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950).

Sept 11 (Wed), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). This month, TCM turns the spotlight on 52 directors, including Michael Curtiz, who directed this classic wartime romance, starring Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Peter Lorre.

Sept 27 (Fri), 7:10 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1948).

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Sneak Peek at October, 2024

October means Halloween and spooky movies. On TCM, horror actor Bela Lugosi is the "Star of the Month", including the only film he made with Peter Lorre.

Oct 3 (Thurs), TCM – Mad Love (1935). TCM salutes "Creepy Cinema" with Mario Cantone, including Peter's first American movie.

Oct 9 (Wed), TCM – You'll Find Out (1940). "Star of the Month" Bela Lugosi appeared several times with fellow horror actor Boris Karloff, but only once with Peter Lorre, in this musical comedy starring Kay Kyser and his College of Musical Knowledge band. Kay and company are hired to play for a young debutante's 21st birthday in a mysterious mansion with seances, hidden panels, and attempts on the birthday girl's life before she can inherit a fortune.

Oct 14 (Sat), TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). A mansion with 13 bodies buried in the cellar is the setting for this dark comedy about two little old ladies with an unusual charity.

Oct 30 (Wed), TCM – The Beast with Five Fingers (1944). On Halloween Eve, TCM gets the celebration going with a day of horror movies, including this classic set in an Italian villa where a dead pianist's severed right hand wreaks havoc.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

August Movies with Lorre

It's August, and time for the annual "Summer Under the Stars" fest on the Turner Classic Movies channel. We also check out Talking Pictures TV and Movies! Network.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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August, 2024

TCM presents their annual "Summer Under the Stars" festival this month, with each day devoted to a single actor or actress. This year, Peter Lorre's co-stars Cary Grant and Marlene Dietrich are honored with a day. And fans of the Cary Grant film Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) will have numerous chances to catch this classic.

Aug 4 (Sun), 12 noon, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 6 (Tues), 10:15 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 10 (Sat), 11:05 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 11 (Sun), 10 am, Turner Classic Movies – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Cary Grant is the "Star of the Day", and included in the Grant-starring movies is the classic dark comedy about the drama critic (Grant) who discovers his two elderly aunts (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) have an unusual hobby involving elderberry wine laced with three different poisons. NOTE: In Canada, Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) will be shown instead.

Aug 19 (Mon), 1:05 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 26 (Mon), 8 am, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

Aug 28 (Wed), 6 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Marlene Dietrich is the "Star of the Day", and included in the Dietrich-starring movies is this all-star extravaganza about a Victorian British gentleman (David Niven) who sets out to win a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

Aug 28 (Wed), 4:10 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

Aug 30 (Fri), 2:40 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

Aug 31 (Sat), 3:15 pm, Movies! Network – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944).

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Sneak Peek at September, 2024

TCM celebrates the 100th birthday of actress Lauren Bacall, "Star of the Month" in September.

Sept 9 (Mon), TCM – Confidential Agent (1945). An evening of "Star of the Month" Lauren Bacall movies includes this spy thriller starring Charles Boyer and Peter Lorre.

Sept 11 (Wed), TCM – Casablanca (1942).

Sept 28 (Sat), TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941).

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Summer Movies with Lorre

After a busy June, Lorre fans will have a quiet July with Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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July, 2024

TCM schedules a handful of Lorre movies in July, including one of Peter's television appearances from a 1950s anthology series.

July 6 (Sat), 9:30 am, Turner Classic Movies – Screen Directors Playhouse, "No. 5 Checked Out" (NBC, Jan 18, 1956). Ida Lupino directs Theresa Wright, Peter Lorre, and William Talman in this drama set in a remote cabin. NOTE: In Canada, the short They're Always Caught (1938) will be shown instead.

July 7 (Sun), 4:15 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 10 (Wed), 11 pm, TCM – The Raven (1963). TCM salutes director Roger Corman, who passed on May 9, 2024, with an evening of movies directed by Corman, including The Raven, the second of two Edgar Allan Poe themed movies he made with Peter Lorre.

July 14 (Sun), 12 noon, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 14 (Sun), 4:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 19 (Fri), 8:15 am, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "Romantic Comedies", including this story of two jewel thieves (Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell) competing for a fabulous diamond pendant in Bombay, India, before going on the run and falling in love aboard Peter Lorre's tramp freighter to Hong Kong.

July 21 (Sun), 10:35 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 29 (Mon), 12:10 pm, Movies! Network – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 30 (Tues), 8:35 am, Talking Pictures TV – My Favorite Brunette (1947).

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Sneak Peek at August, 2024

TCM presents their annual "Summer Under the Stars" festival, saluting a different star each day in August, including two stars Peter Lorre worked with.

Aug 11 (Sun), 10 am, TCM – Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). The "Star of the Day" is Cary Grant, who stars in this comedy-horror film about two sweet old ladies whose "hobby" is murdering lonely old gentlemen with a poison-laced glass of elderberry wine. NOTE: In Canada, Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) will be shown instead.

Aug 28 (Wed), 6 am, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). The "Star of the Day" is Marlene Dietrich, who joins Peter Lorre as one of the many stars making a cameo appearance in this all-star globe-trotting extravaganza about the Victorian English gentleman (David Niven) who makes a bet with his club members that he can circle the globe in 80 days.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

June with Lorre Movies on TV

June brings the 120th anniversary of Peter Lorre's birth, and fans will find many Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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June, 2024

TCM celebrates Peter's birthday with a morning of Lorre movies on June 26!

June 12 (Wed), 9:30 am, Turner Classic Movies – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). "The Scene of the Crime" is the daytime theme on TCM, including this tale of murder on the third floor of a rooming house.

June 17 (Mon), 9:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "Film Composers", including Adolph Deutsch, who composed the music for many Warner Bros movies, among them this mystery suspense film starring Peter as a professor of economics turned mystery writer tracing the career of an international criminal whose body has washed ashore.

June 26 (Wed), 6 am, TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957). Happy birthday, Peter Lorre! TCM salutes Peter's birthday with a morning of his films, including ~

• 6 am – The Story of Mankind (1957)
• 8 am – Three Strangers (1946)
• 9:45 am – Hotel Berlin (1945)
• 11:30 am – They Met in Bombay (1941)
• 1:15 pm – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• 2:45 pm – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
• 4:15 pm – You'll Find Out (1940)
• 6 pm – M (1931)

June 28 (Fri), 10:15 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). "Foreign Adventures" is the daytime theme on TCM, including two of Peter's movies set abroad. First up – The Conspirators, a espionage intrigue film taking place in the WW2 neutral city of Lisbon, Portugal.

June 28 (Fri), 6:15 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The daytime theme "Foreign Adventures" ends with the romantic suspense classic set in North Africa.

June 30 (Sun), 1:30 am, Movies! Network – Casbah (1948).

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Sneak Peek at July, 2024

A busy June for Lorre fans leads to a quiet month for Lorre fans with just a handful of Peter's movies on television.

July 14 (Sun), 4:45 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

July 19 (Fri), 8:15 am, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). The daytime theme is "Romantic Comedies", including this MGM movie starring Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell as jewel thieves competing for a fabulous pendant "The Star of Asia" in Bombay, India, and then teaming up – and encountering Peter Lorre as Captain Chang on a freighter bound for Hong Kong.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

Spring into Summer with Lorre Movies on TV

May brings a handful of Peter Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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May, 2024

This month, TCM salutes Frank Borzage, who directed Peter Lorre in the MGM movie Strange Cargo in 1940. The Movies! Network presents an animated Peter.

May 5 (Sun), 12:45 pm, Movies! Network – Hollywood Steps Out (1941). In this cartoon from Warner Bros, Peter joins other caricatured actors in a night out at Hollywood's top nightspot.

May 9 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network – Racketeer Rabbit (1946). In this Warner Bros cartoon, Bugs Bunny encounters an animated Peter Lorre and Edward G. Robinson as gangsters on the lam from the police.

May 16 (Thurs), 10:15 am, Turner Classic Movies – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on Film Noir, including Peter's first film at the Warner Bros studio, his first movie with Humphrey Bogart, and his first movie with Sydney Greenstreet. He would go on to have a long association with both actors.

May 16 (Thurs), 4:15 am, Turner Classic Movies – Strange Cargo (1940). The primetime theme is "Director Frank Borzage", with an evening of movies directed by Borzage, including the only movie he made with Peter Lorre.

May 23 (Thurs), 9:35 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

May 26 (Sun), 2:10 am, Talking Pictures TV – Beat the Devil (1954).

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Sneak Peek at June, 2024

Big news for Lorre fans this month! TCM salutes Peter on his birthday with a morning of Lorre movies.

June 12 (Wed), 9:30 am, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940). The daytime theme is "The Scene of the Crime".

June 17 (Mon), 9:15 am, TCM – The Mask of Dimitrios (1944). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "Film Composers".

June 26 (Wed), TCM – Peter Lorre gets a birthday tribute with a morning of his movies, including ~

• 6 am – The Story of Mankind (1957)
• 8 am – Three Strangers (1946)
• 9:45 am – Hotel Berlin (1945)
• 11:30 am – They Met in Bombay (1941)
• 1:15 pm – The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
• 2:45 pm – The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
• 4:15 pm – You'll Find Out (1940)
• 6 pm – M (1931)

June 28 (Fri), 10:15 am, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on "Foreign Adventures" with a day of movies set in other countries, including two Lorre films. First, Peter, Sydney Greenstreet, Hedy Lamarr, and Paul Henreid play spies in Lisbon, Portugal.

June 28 (Fri), 6:15 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). TCM ends the daytime theme of "Foreign Adventures" with this classic set in the North African city.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

April with Lorre Movies on TV

April brings a handful of Peter Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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April, 2024

TCM celebrates the 100th anniversary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with one of the movies Peter Lorre made for that studio in the 1950s.

Apr 3 (Wed), 8 pm, Movies! Network – Beat the Devil (1954).

Apr 4 (Thurs), 1:15 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

Apr 5 (Fri), 6:30 am, Talking Pictures TV – I Was an Adventuress (1940). It's a Lorre double-feature today on Talking Pictures TV. First up, Peter joins Erich von Stroheim and Vera Zorina as a trio of jewel thieves working the French Riviera.

Apr 5 (Fri), 12:35 pm, Talking Pictures TV – Double Confession (1950). The British classic ends the Lorre double-feature today on Talking Pictures TV.

Apr 15 (Mon), 5:30 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on MGM's anniversary with several movies, including this Fred Astaire musical with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

Apr 25 (Thurs), 10:10 am, Movies! Network – Quicksand (1950).

Apr 26 (Fri), 2:10 am, Movies! Network – Voyage to the Bottom Of the Sea (1961).

Apr 28 (Sun), 2 am, Talking Pictures TV – Casbah (1948). It's a Lorre double-feature today on Talking Pictures TV. First up, Peter plays Inspector Slimane, the cunning police detective who figures out a way to capture renowed jewel thief Pepe Le Moko (Tony Martin).

Apr 28 (Sun), 10:35 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946). Talking Pictures TV ends the Lorre double-feature with this film noir classic.

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Sneak Peek at May, 2024

TCM features a couple of Lorre movies this month.

May 16 (Thurs), 10:15 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). The daytime theme is "Film-Noir", including Peter's first film at the Warner Bros studio, his first movie with Humphrey Bogart, and his first movie with Sydney Greenstreet. He would go on to have a long association with both actors.

May 16 (Thurs), 4:15 am, TCM – Strange Cargo (1940). TCM's primetime theme salutes director Frank Borzage, including the only movie he made with Peter Lorre.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

March Into Spring with Lorre Movies on TV

The annual "31 Days of Oscar" festival on the Turner Classic Movies channel continues through Sunday, March 10, with the Lorre movies that won or were nominated for Academy Awards. Lorre films on other channels are listed below, too, including Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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March, 2024

Oscar winners, Oscar nominees, and other Lorre movies are on this month.

Mar 7 (Thurs), 8 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Casablanca (1942). It's Day 28 of 31 Days of Oscar, and the primetime theme is "Best Picture Winners", including the winner of "Best Picture of 1942".

Mar 9 (Sat), 11 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). It's Day 30 of 31 Days of Oscar, and the daytime theme is "Best Picture Winners and Nominees", including the mystery classic, nominated for "Best Picture of 1941".

Mar 10 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Day 31 of "31 Days of Oscar" ends with an evening of "Best Picture Winners", including this wide-screen extravanga and winner of "Best Picture of 1956".

Mar 11 (Mon), 11:30 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943). TCM celebrates the birthday of director Raoul Walsh with a daytime theme, including the only Lorre movie he directed.

Mar 16 (Sat), 8 pm, MeTV – The Comedy of Terrors (1954). Horror host Svengoolie introduces this horror comedy, starring Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, and Basil Rathbone.

Mar 20 (Wed), 11:30 am, TCM – M (1931). The daytime theme is "Psychological Issues", including Peter's first sound film, the German classic about a child murderer hunted by both police and underworld criminals.

Mar 27 (Wed), 1:35 am, Talking Pictures TV – The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942). Join Caroline Munroe in the Cellar Club for this wartime comedy horror film starring Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff.

Mar 27 (Wed), 4 pm, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). "Adventure Abroad" is TCM's daytime theme, including this comedy adventure set in India and the Far East with jewel thieves and a money-hungry skipper (Peter Lorre) of a tramp steamer bound for Hong Kong.

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Sneak Peek at April, 2024

TCM celebrates the 100th anniversary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with one of the movies Peter Lorre made for that studio in the 1950s.

Apr 15 (Mon), 5:30 pm, TCM – Silk Stockings (1957). TCM turns the daytime spotlight on MGM's anniversary with several movies, including this Fred Astaire musical with a singing and dancing Peter Lorre.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!

New Year with Lorre Movies on TV

A new year begins with a handful of Lorre films on the Turner Classic Movies channel, as well as other channels, including Talking Pictures TV.

American times shown are Eastern Standard.

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January, 2024

Just a few Lorre movies on the Turner Classic Movies channel this month.

Jan 8 (Mon), 1:30 pm, Turner Classic Movies – The Constant Nymph (1943). The Daytime Theme is "Starving Artists", including this romantic role for Peter Lorre in the first of two movies he made with Charles Boyer.

Jan 10 (Wed), 1:20 am, Talking Pictures TV – Island of Doomed Men (1940). Join Caroline Munroe in the Cellar Club for this thriller with Peter Lorre as the sadistic owner of an island of convicts forced to work in his diamond mine.

Jan 11 (Thurs), 11:50 am, Movies! Network – The Chase (1946).

Jan 11 (Thurs), 4:30 am, TCM – Casablanca (1942). The primetime theme is "The Power of Film", including the WWII classic starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, and Peter Lorre.

Jan 18 (Thurs), 5 pm, Great American Family channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (March 16, 1960).

Jan 25 (Thurs), 5:05 pm, Talking Pictures TV – The Chase (1946).

Jan 28 (Sun), 3:45 pm, Turner Classic Movies – Silk Stockings (1957). Peter Lorre sings and dances in this Fred Astaire musical from MGM.

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Sneak Peek at February, 2024

From February 9 to February 29, and March 1 to March 10, TCM celebrates 31 Days of Oscar, including the Lorre movies that have won or received nominations for Academy Awards.

Feb 1 (Thurs), 12 noon, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). TCM celebrates the birthday of Clark Gable, including the second of two movies he made with Peter Lorre at MGM.

Sneak Peek at March, 2024

Mar 7 (Thurs), 8 pm, TCM – Casablanca (1942). TCM celebrates Day 28 of their annual "31 Days of Oscar" with this World War II classic, which won Best Picture of 1943.

Mar 9 (Sat), 11 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM celebrates Day 30 of their annual "31 Days of Oscar" with this classic who-dunnit, which was nominated for Best Picture in 1942.

Mar 10 (Sun), 8 pm, TCM – Around the World in 80 Days (1956). TCM celebrates the final day of their annual "31 Days of Oscar" with this all-star extravaganza, which won Best Picture of 1957.

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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 ~

• Amazon U.S.
• Amazon Canada
• Amazon U.K

Happy viewing!