October brings shorter days and spooky movies! Lorre fans will find
a variety of Peter's films 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.
October, 2025
October brings the annual "spooky season" of movies,including
many spooky and not-so-spooky Lorre films on television.
Oct 2 (Thurs), 9:30 am, Movies! Network –
The Mask of
Dimitrios (1944). The Movies! Network kicks off a Lorre
triple feature with a mystery film in which Peter plays a writer
interested in the life of an international criminal (Zachary
Scott).
Oct 2 (Thurs), 11:35 am, Movies! Network –
Three
Strangers (1946). The Lorre triple feature continues with
this Warner Bros classic about three strangers (Peter Lorre,
Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald) who make a wish on a
sweepstakes ticket before a statuette of Kwan Yin, goddess of
fortune and destiny.
Oct 2 (Thurs), 1:35 pm, Movies! Network –
Stranger on
the Third Floor (1940). The Lorre triple feature ends with this
"B" picture considered the first film
noir.
Oct 7 (Tues), 1:40 pm, Movies! Network –
The Beast
With Five Fingers (1946).
Oct 9 (Thurs), 6:10 am, Movies! Network –
Stranger on
the Third Floor (1940). The Movies! Network kicks off a Lorre
triple feature with this film
noir about a mysterious
Stranger who commits murder.
Oct 9 (Thurs), 8 pm, Movies! Network –
Three
Strangers (1946). The Lorre triple feature continues with
this Warner Bros classic about three strangers (Peter Lorre,
Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald) who make a wish on a
sweepstakes ticket before a statuette of Kwan Yin, goddess of
fortune and destiny.
Oct 9 (Thurs), 12 midnight, Movies! Network –
The Mask of
Dimitrios (1944). The Lorre triple feature concludes with
this Warner Bros. mystery film in which Peter plays a writer
interested in the life of an international criminal (Zachary
Scott).
Oct 10 (Fri), 2:45 pm, Legend ~ British television channel –
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1960).
Oct 15 (Wed), 7:20 am, Movies! Network –
The Beast
With Five Fingers (1946).
Oct 15 (Wed), 7:45 am, TCM –
The Cross of Lorraine
(1943). The daytime theme is "Stories of WW II" with a day
of movies set in World War II, including a war film Peter Lorre
made at MGM, before he became a Warner Bros. contract player.
Oct 16 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network –
The Mask of
Dimitrios (1944). The Movies! Network kicks off a Lorre
double feature with a mystery film in which Peter plays a writer
interested in the life of an international criminal (Zachary
Scott).
Oct 16 (Thurs), 12:10 pm, Movies! Network –
Three
Strangers (1946). The Lorre double feature concludes with
this Warner Bros classic about three strangers (Peter Lorre,
Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald) who make a wish on a
sweepstakes ticket before a statuette of Kwan Yin, goddess of
fortune and destiny.
Oct 21 (Tues), 2 am, TCM –
You'll Find Out
(1940). The primetime theme is "Boris Karloff and Bela
Lugosi" with an evening of movies starring the horror duo.
In the final film of the evening, Karloff and Lugosi are
joined by Peter Lorre in a musical "horroromp" starring
Kay Kyser, radio bandleader and quiz master. Kay and his
band are hired to play at a mysterious mansion for a
debutante's 21st birthday, and a trio of menaces (Peter
Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi) who plot to kill
the debutante before she turns 21.
Oct 22 (Wed), 6 am, Movies! Network –
The Beast
With Five Fingers (1946).
Oct 23 (Thurs), 6 am, Movies! Network –
Three
Strangers (1946). The Movies! Network kicks off a Lorre
triple feature with this Warner Bros classic about three
strangers (Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald)
who make a wish on a sweepstakes ticket before a statuette of
Kwan Yin, goddess of fortune and destiny.
Oct 23 (Thurs), 3:10 pm, Movies! Network –
The Mask of
Dimitrios (1944). The Lorre triple feature continues with
this Warner Bros. mystery film in which Peter plays a writer
interested in the life of an international criminal (Zachary
Scott).
Oct 23 (Thurs), 6:35 pm, Movies! Network –
Stranger on
the Third Floor (1940). The Lorre triple feature concludes with
this film
noir about a mysterious
Stranger who commits murder.
Oct 24 (Fri), 1 pm, Rewind TV ~ British television channel –
My Favorite Brunette (1947).
Oct 24 (Fri), 5:30 am, TCM –
Mad Love (1935).
Every Friday in October, TCM host Ben Mankiewitz is joined
by actor and comedian Mario Cantone for an evening of horror
movies. Tonight's theme is "Body Horror", with a series of
horror films involving various human body parts, including
Peter Lorre's first American movie as a brilliant surgeon who,
obsessed with the actress Yvonne Orlac (Frances Drake), uses
his medical skill to replace her husband's smashed hands with
the hands of an executed knife thrower.
NOTE: In Canada,
another Lorre film, Stranger on the Third Floor (1940),
will be shown instead of Mad Love.
Oct 26 (Sun), 8 pm, Movies! Network –
Three
Strangers (1946). The Movies! Network kicks off a Lorre
marathon of four films with this Warner Bros classic about three
strangers (Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald)
who make a wish on a sweepstakes ticket before a statuette of
Kwan Yin, goddess of fortune and destiny.
Oct 26 (Sun), 10 pm, Movies! Network –
The Mask of
Dimitrios (1944). The Lorre marathon continues with
this Warner Bros. mystery film in which Peter plays a writer
interested in the life of an international criminal (Zachary
Scott).
Oct 26 (Sun), 12:05 am, Movies! Network –
Stranger on
the Third Floor (1940). The Lorre marathon continues with
this film
noir about a mysterious
Stranger who commits murder.
Oct 26 (Sun), 1:30 am, Movies! Network –
Voyage to the
Bottom of the Sea (1961). The Lorre marathon concludes with
this science-fiction film in which the futuristic submarine
Seaview saves the worle from fiery destruction.
Oct 28 (Tues), 7:45 am, Movies! Network –
The Beast
With Five Fingers (1946).
Oct 28 (Tues), 3:40 am, Talking Pictures TV –
Quicksand
(1950).
Oct 30 (Thurs), 8 pm, Movies! Network –
Three
Strangers (1946). The Movies! Network kicks off a Lorre
double feature this Warner Bros classic about three
strangers (Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald)
who make a wish on a sweepstakes ticket before a statuette of
Kwan Yin, goddess of fortune and destiny.
Oct 30 (Thurs), 11:35 pm, Movies! Network –
The Mask of
Dimitrios (1944). The Lorre double feature concludes with
this Warner Bros. mystery film in which Peter plays a writer
interested in the life of an international criminal (Zachary
Scott).
Sneak Peek at
November, 2025
November brings Thanksgiving, and Peter's fans can give thanks
for the many Lorre films on television this month.
Nov 6 (Thurs), TCM –
The Big Circus (1959).
Nov 6 (Thurs), TCM –
The Story of Mankind (1957).
Nov 7 (Fri), TCM –
The Maltese Falcon (1941).
Nov 10 (Mon), TCM –
Passage to Marseille (1944).
Nov 10 (Mon), TCM –
Casablanca (1942).
Nov 12 (Wed), TCM –
Background to Danger (1943).
Nov 12 (Wed), TCM –
Passage to Marseille (1944).
Nov 17 (Mon), TCM –
M (1931).
Nov 20 (Thurs), TCM –
All Through the Night (1942).
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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