The Maltese Falcon in Columbus, IN, May 31

Peter Lorre fans in Columbus, Indiana, can turn back time to October 1941 this Saturday, May 31, 2014, when the YES Cinema and Conference Center shows The Maltese Falcon (1941) as part of a typical night at the movies in the 1940s.

The Maltese Falcon will begin at 7:01 pm. In addition to the movie, the program will include a newsreel, short subject, and a cartoon.

Movie theater candy will be on sale – Turkish Taffy, Mallo Cups, Bun Candy Bars, and Necco Wafers, among others.

And to round out the experience, the cinema will include “Dish Night”. Lucky patrons will have a chance to win a dish or piece of chinaware, just as they would have in the early 1940s.

Admission for the evening program is $5 for all seats. More information about ticket prices may be found on the YES Cinema website.

The YES Cinema and Conference Center is located at 328 Jackson Street in Columbus, Indiana, at the west end of the Commons Centre. Directions to the theater are available on the YES Cinema website.

For more information, please contact the theater at (812) 378-4937. The making of The Maltese Falcon is chronicled in the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, by Stephen D. Youngkin. The Lost One is available in hard-back and soft-bound editions, as well as the Nook and Kindle.

Actor Dave Bresnahan Cast as Peter Lorre for Bogart/Bacall Film

Peter Lorre played a significant part in the early-1940s romance between his closest friend Humphrey Bogart and a young actress named Lauren Bacall, with whom Bogart co-starred in the Warner Bros. film To Have and Have Not (1944).

Bogart was concerned about the age difference – when they began work on her film debut, he was 44, and she was 19. It won’t last, he told Peter; she’s just a kid.

Said Peter, “What’s the difference? It’s better to have five good years than none at all.”

The advice was taken.

Bogie and Bacall eventually married, had a son and a daughter, and remained very happy together to the end of Bogart’s life.

So in a film version of this Hollywood romance, Peter Lorre could hardly be left on the cutting-room floor. Dave Bresnahan has been tapped to portray Peter in the upcoming movie Bogie and Bacall.

Says the multi-talented Bresnahan, "Peter Lorre is without question the finest character actor of all time, and it is an honor to portray him in this film. His friendship with Humphrey Bogart led to his appearance in the classic films The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca. There is always more to learn about acting, and I am learning as I study Peter Lorre's films to prepare for this role. He was a great actor, a master of the craft."

In addition to his work as an actor, Bresnahan has a quite-varied background in the fields of journalism, sports, and broadcasting. He also served one term in the Utah House of Representatives. His complete biography may be found on his page on IMDB.com.

Filming on Bogie and Bacall is scheduled to begin in August, 2014, with a release date in 2015, according to IMDB.com. Also in the cast are Rosanne Barr as columnist Louella Parsons; Tracy Reiner as Bogart’s third wife, Mayo Methot; Charles Wesley, as Howard Hawks, who directed Bogie and Bacall in To Have and Have Not; Paul Moreno as Bogie’s favorite restaurant owner “Prince” Michael Romanoff; and Jason Leal as Truman Capote, who wrote the screenplay for Beat the Devil (1954), the final movie Peter and Bogart made together.

Although the part of Humphrey Bogart has not been cast as of this writing, Roxana Condurache will portray Lauren Bacall.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, author Stephen Youngkin recounts the on-screen and off-screen friendship between Peter and Bogie, through interviews with their friends and co-workers, such as directors John Huston and Vincent Sherman, and actor Dan Seymour.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available in hard-back and soft-bound, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Digitally-Restored M at the Charles in Baltimore

Beginning Saturday, May 17, 2014, the historic Charles Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland, will present three showings of the digitally-restored M (1931), Fritz Lang and Peter Lorre’s first sound movie.

M will be shown on the following dates and times:

• May 17, Saturday – 11:30 am
• May 19, Monday – 7 pm
• May 22, Thursday – 9 pm

Admission is $7.50 for all shows before 6 pm, $9.50 for all evening shows, and $8.50 for seniors. More information about tickets be found on the Charles Theatre website.

The Charles Theatre is located at 1711 North Charles Street, in the Station North neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Directions to the Charles can be found on the cinema’s website.

A limited number of parking spaces are available on the streets near the Yellow Sign Theatre. A parking garage is located on North Charles Street, close to the theater.

For more information, please call the cinema at (410) 727-3464.

The Charles Theatre is located across the street from the Yellow Sign Theatre, where a Lorre film festival – “Peter Lorre: The Facemaker” – is currently in full-swing. More information on the Lorre festival may be found here, in the Peter Lorre News blog.

The digitally-restored M is distributed through Kino Lorber. Additional information about the print, as well as any upcoming screenings, may be found on the Kino Lorber website.

In the pages of The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen Youngkin discusses the making of M and Peter Lorre’s experiences working with Fritz Lang, including interviews with director Lang and Peter’s brother Andrew, who visited the set during production.

The Lost One is available in both hard-back and soft-bound, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Stranger on the Third Floor at the Roxie, San Francisco

Peter Lorre fans attending the “I Wake Up Dreaming” film noir festival at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco will have the opportunity to catch Peter’s classic Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) on Friday, May 16, 2014.

Organized by Elliot Lavine, the festival runs from Friday, May 16, to Sunday, May 25. This year’s festival will be comprised entirely of digital prints, shown on the Roxie’s digital projection system.

Stranger on the Third Floor will be shown on Friday, May 16, at 6:30 pm and 9:50 pm. A second feature, The Unsuspected (1947), will be shown at 8 pm only.

Tickets may be purchased at the Roxie box office on the day of the show. The box opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day.

Tickets may also be purchased on-line through the Roxie website. Click on a film title and scroll to the bottom of the screen, then click on the “Tickets” button. The TicketWeb site will open.

Tickets are $12 for all seats and include the double or triple bill. A $2 service fee will be added for all tickets purchased on-line. Tickets may be picked up at the Roxie box office.

The Roxie Theater is located at 3117 16th Street, between Valencia and Guerrero streets, in San Francisco, California. For more information, please call the Roxie at (415) 863-1087.

Public transportation includes several MUNI bus-lines – 22, 53, 33, 14, and 49. The closest BART station is located at 16th and Mission streets.

Public parking is available at the 16th and Hoff Garage, located at 42 Hoff Street, off 16th Street, between Valencia and Mission streets. Times and hourly rates are listed on the garage website. For more information about parking, please call the garage at (415) 861-4048.

More information about ticket prices and parking may be found on the Roxie website.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of Stranger on the Third Floor, including an interview with lead actress Margaret Tallichett.

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre is available on the Kindle and Nook, as well as hard-bound and paperback editions.

Peter Lorre Film Festival in Baltimore, MD, May to June

The Yellow Sign Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland, will present Peter Lorre: The Facemaker, a series of five movies starring Peter Lorre, each Thursday night, beginning May 8 and ending June 12, 2014.

Shelly Burke, staff writer at the Yellow Sign Theatre, will host the event.

The schedule includes:

• The Maltese Falcon (1941) – May 8
• The Verdict (1946) – May 15
• Mad Love (1935) – May 22
• The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) – May 29
• Crime and Punishment (1935) – June 12

Each movie will begin at 9 pm.

Admission is free for all seats.

The Yellow Sign Theatre is located at 1726 North Charles Street, in the Station North neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.

A limited number of parking spaces are available on the streets near the Yellow Sign Theatre. A parking garage is located on North Charles Street, close to the theater.

For more information, please refer to the theater’s Facebook and Tumblr pages.

On May 14, 2014, the Baltimore Post Examiner reported on the festival, including an interview with Ms. Burke and her interest in Peter. The article is available on the Post Examiner website.

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of all of Peter’s movies, through interviews with the many directors, actors, and crew who worked with him. The Maltese Falcon, filmed in the summer of 1941 and released in the fall of that year, led to a lifelong friendship between Peter Lorre Humphrey Bogart and eventually a contract with Warner Bros. Mad Love (1935) was the first movie Peter made in the United States, while he considered Crime and Punishment one of his favorites, even to writing an essay on it for The Saturday Evening Post. The Verdict (1946) was the last film Peter made with Sydney Greenstreet, who co-starred with him in a total of 9 movies, beginning with The Maltese Falcon.

The Lost One is available in both hard-back and soft-bound, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Historic Cary Theater Shows The Maltese Falcon Apr. 6, 2014

The Maltese Falcon (1941) is on the Classic film schedule at the historic Cary in Cary, N. Carolina, Sunday afternoon, April 6, 2014.

The movie will begin at 2 pm.

Admission is $5 for all seats.

Tickets may be purchased at The Cary on the day of the event, one hour prior to the movie.

Advance tickets are also available. Because The Cary’s hours are limited, tickets for Cary events may be purchased in the main lobby of the Cary Arts Center, located at 101 Dry Avenue, in Cary. Box office hours at the Cary Arts Center are Monday through Friday, 10 am to 8 pm, and Saturdays, from 10 am to 1 pm. The Cary Arts Center is not open on Sundays.

Tickets may also be purchased online through the Etix website. A $2 convenience fee, plus tax, will be added to the cost of the tickets. You may select either the print option or will-call, however, the credit card used to purchase the ticket must be presented at The Cary’s box office.

The Cary is located at 122 East Chatham Street, near the intersection of Academy and Chatham streets in downtown Cary, N. Carolina. Directions are located on the cinema’s website.

A limited number of parking spaces are available behind The Cary. Nearby are also on-street parking spaces and parking lots. More information on parking can be found on the parking map, available on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the cinema at (919) 462-2051.

The historic Cary was built in 1946, five years after the original showing of The Maltese Falcon in 1941. As the town’s first indoor movie theater, The Cary hosted live performances, as well as movies. Probably other Peter Lorre films played The Cary on their first run, among them – Three Strangers (1945), The Verdict (1946), and Black Angel (1946).

In The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, Stephen D. Youngkin recounts the making of The Maltese Falcon, including an interview with the director and screenwriter John Huston. For Peter, working on the movie led to a lifelong friendship with Humphrey Bogart and eventually a contract with Warner Bros.

The Lost One is available in both hard-back and soft-bound, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

Peter Lorre on TV This Spring

Spring and summer months bring many Peter Lorre movies on television and Turner Classic Movies. Although TCM has scheduled no Lorre films for May, the classic film channel more than makes up for this oversight with a special tribute to Peter’s 110th birthday in June.

All times shown are Eastern Standard.

Peter Lorre's page on the TV Guide Channel website lists the Lorre films scheduled on various television channels over a 2-week period.

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April, 2014

Apr. 14 (Mon), Turner Classic Movies channel – A day of “The Best of TCM” with a showing of The Maltese Falcon (1941) at 7 am and Casablanca (1942) at 5 pm.

Apr. 21 (Mon), 11 am, TCM – Muscle Beach Party (1964). A salute to “Frankie and Annette” includes this entry in their Beach Party series of movies in the 1960s.

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May, 2014

While the Turner Classic Movies channel currently has no Lorre films scheduled for May, Peter films can be seen on other channels.

May 18 (Sun), 6:25 pm, Retro channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

May 19 (Mon), 9:20 am, Retro channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

May 20 (Tues), 1:45 am, Retro channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

May 22 (Thurs), 8:35 pm, Encore Classic channel – The Patsy (1964).

May 23 (Fri), 3 pm, Retro channel – Tales of Terror (1962).

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June, 2014

June brings a number of Lorre movies – and a TCM tribute to Peter’s 110th birthday on June 26.

June 4 (Wed), 6:15 am, TCM – They Met in Bombay (1941). TCM celebrates Rosalind Russell's birthday with a morning of her movies, including the only film she made with Peter Lorre. Peter plays "Capt. Chang", who accepts Ms. Russell and her fellow jewel thief Clark Gable as passengers aboard his tramp steamer bound for Hong Kong.

June 10 (Thurs), 4 am, MeTV channel – Wagon Train, "The Alexander Portlass Story" (NBC, Mar. 16, 1960).

June 20 (Fri), 7:45 am, TCM – The Maltese Falcon (1941). TCM salutes "True Detectives" with a morning of mystery films, including the classic on which Peter first worked with Humphrey Bogart – and with Sydney Greenstreet.

June 23 (Mon), 3:30 pm, TCM – The Story of Mankind (1957). TCM presents a morning of "Deals with the Devil", including this Irwin Allen movie pitting the Devil (Vincent Price) against the Spirit of Man (Ronald Colman).

June 26 (Thurs), 6:15 am, TCM – M (1931). This birthday tribute to Peter’s 110th begins with his first sound movie.

June 26 (Thurs), 8:15 am, TCM – Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).

June 26 (Thurs), 9:30 am, TCM – Background to Danger (1943).

June 26 (Thurs), 11 am, TCM – The Constant Nymph (1943). A romantic role for Peter, as he woos and weds Brenda Marshall, one of the Sanger sisters.

June 26 (Thurs), 1 pm, TCM – The Conspirators (1944). Peter has a small role as one of the title characters who works with Sydney Greenstreet in neutral Portugal.

June 26 (Thurs), 2:45 pm, TCM – Passage to Marseille (1944). As the heroic Marius, who escapes from the penal colony in French Guiana, Peter appeared in his final Warner Bros. film with long-time friend Humphrey Bogart.

June 26 (Thurs), 4:45 pm, TCM – Hotel Berlin (1945).

June 26 (Thurs), 6:30 pm, TCM – The Verdict (1946). In their final film together, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet investigate a friend's murder in this "locked room" mystery based on the novel The Big Bow Mystery.

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July, 2014

July 2 (Wed), 4:30 am, TCM – The Raven (1963). Sorcerer Peter Lorre is transformed into a talking raven by sorcerer Boris Karloff – and returned to his rightful form by sorcerer Vincent Price – in this AIP comedy at the tail-end of an evening of "Talk to the Animals" films.

July 10 (Thurs), 7:30 pm, TCM – Screen Director’s Playhouse, “No. 5 Checked Out” (1956). Peter appeared with William Talman, Theresa Wright, and Ralph Moody in this episode of the NBC anthology series, originally broadcast Jan. 18, 1956.

July 12 (Sat), 7:15 am, TCM – My Favorite Brunette (1947).

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Many of these and other Lorre movies are now available on DVD and VHS – some 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 is available in the book’s Appendix. For more information on The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, please visit the book’s official website.

Happy viewing!

The Maltese Falcon at the York Public Library, Apr. 4, 2014

As part of the program “York Reads! One Book, One Community”, the York Public Library will show The Maltese Falcon (1941) on Friday night, April 4, 2014, in York, Maine.

Local film fan Bill Lord will introduce the movie at 7 pm.

Admission is free.

Other events in the “York Reads 2014” Program include:

• Apr. 11, Fri. – Free showing of the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon, with Ricardo Cortez in the role of Sam Spade.
• Apr. 22, Tues. – Discussion of the Dashiell Hammet novel, led by Susan Yorston

The York Public Library is located at 15 Long Sands Road, in York, Maine.

Directions to the library are available on the library’s website. Parking is available in the library’s parking lot.

For more information, please call the library at (207) 363-2818.

Peter Lorre’s experiences in making The Maltese Falcon are recounted in The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre, by Stephen D. Youngkin. The Lost One is available in both hard-back and soft-bound, as well as the Kindle and Nook.

The Maltese Falcon at the Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse, Mar. 22, 2014

As part of their “March Investigation into Cinematic Crime”, the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will present The Maltese Falcon (1941) on Saturday, March 22, 2014, in Austin, Texas.

The film will begin at 4:05 pm. Cinemagoers are welcome to arrive 45 minutes before the start of the movie and enjoy drinks and appetizers, as well as the preshow, which includes vintage cartoons and shorts.

Admission is $7.75 for Reserved, and $35.50 for the Balcony Package. The Balcony Package includes two tickets in the balcony section, plus a free parking voucher for the St. David’s parking garage, located at 8th and Trinity streets.

Tickets may be purchased from the Ritz box office, which opens 45 minutes before all scheduled show times. Tickets may also be purchased on-line through the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz website. Select the date of March 22, 2014, from the drop-down box in the “Showtimes” section. Tickets may also be purchased from the Maltese Falcon page.

The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz is located at 320 E. 6th Street, in Austin, Texas. Parking is available in the St. David’s parking garage, located at 8th and Trinity streets. A free parking voucher for this garage is included in the Balcony Package. Metered parking is also available near the Ritz. Parking meters are free on Sundays, as well as after 6 pm Monday through Wednesday, and after midnight Thursday through Saturday. More information about parking, as well as directions to the Ritz, can be found on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the Ritz at (512) 861-7020.

Austin, Texas, Film Noir Fest Includes 2 Lorre Films

The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will host the first ever Film Noir festival in Austin, Texas, the weekend of March 1 and 2, 2014 – and Lorre fans attending the fest can catch a double-feature of Three Strangers (1945) and The Chase (1946) on Sunday, March 2.

The festival is in cooperation with the Film Noir Foundation, which hosts annual Noir Festivals all across the United States.

Three Strangers will begin at 4:50 pm. The Chase will begin at 9:50 pm. Both films will be shown in Theater 1.

Admission to each movie is $7.75 for Reserved, and $35.50 for the Balcony Package. The Balcony Package includes two tickets in the balcony section, plus a free parking voucher for the St. David’s parking garage, located at 8th and Trinity streets.

Tickets may be purchased on-line through the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz website. Select the date of March 2, 2014, from the drop-down box in the “Showtimes” section. Tickets may also be purchased from either the Three Strangers or The Chase pages.

The Ritz box office opens 45 minutes before all scheduled show times. Cinemagoers are welcome to enjoy drinks and appetizers before the movie, as well as the preshow program of vintage cartoons and shorts.

The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz is located at 320 E. 6th Street, in Austin, Texas.

Parking is available in the St. David’s parking garage, located at 8th and Trinity streets. A free parking voucher for this garage is included in the Balcony Package. Metered parking is also available near the Ritz. Parking meters are free on Sundays, as well as after 6 pm Monday through Wednesday, and after midnight Thursday through Saturday. More information about parking, as well as directions to the Ritz, can be found on the cinema’s website.

For more information, please call the Ritz at (512) 861-7020.

The Fall 2013 issue of the Noir City e-magazine includes Steve Kronenberg’s article on Peter Lorre and the making of Der Verlorene (The Lost One), a 1951 film Peter directed, co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in. The magazine can be purchased for a $20 donation to the Film Noir Foundation.