49 Movies Starring Peter Lorre

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Born June 26, 1904, in Rosenberg, Hungary, Peter Lorre employed his trademark goggle eyes, toothy grin and nasal voice to comic effect on the German stage before using those same physical attributes to far more chilling effect in his portrayal of a child killer in Fritz Lang's 1931 film M.After fleeing Germany in 1933, Lorre landed in London, where Alfred Hitchcock cast him in The Man Who Knew Too Much. Soon, Lorre had established himself as Hollywood's favorite psychopath in films such as Mad Love and Crime and Punishment (both 1935).Lorre finally got to play a good guy when he was cast as Japanese detective Mr. Moto in eight films made in the late '30s. During the '50s, Lorre appeared frequently on TV anthology series as well as in films. And in the '60s, he co-starred with Vincent Price and others in Roger Corman's twisted Edgar Allan Poe adaptations. Lorre died in 1964.

You'll Find Out / Zombies on Broadway 2009 2.9 stars 165 mins Classics Rated: NR

In the mystery You'll Find Out, a musician encounters dodgy characters when he performs at an eerie manor house, and in the comedy Zombies on Broadway, two hapless publicists try to recruit a Caribbean zombie for a New York nightclub appearance. David Butler and Gordon Douglas direct these entertaining vintage films that star Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Wally Brown, Alan Carney and Anne Jeffreys.

Beat the Devil / Jack Benny Show 2002 3.0 stars 118 mins Classics Rated: NR

Humphrey Bogart sends up his tough-guy image in a cult classic satire and one of television's most beloved comedies. Five con artists on a Mediterranean cruise try to outwit one another in director John Huston's Beat the Devil, written by Truman Capote. Jennifer Jones, Peter Lorre and Robert Morley co-star. Then, Bogey guest stars on an episode of "The Jack Benny Program," playing a killer named Baby Face grilled by detective Benny.

Heroes of Horror: Disc 1 2001 110 mins Documentary Rated: NR

This disc includes the following segments: "Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster," "Lon Chaney Jr.: Son of a Thousand Faces" and "Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dark Prince."

Heroes of Horror: Disc 2 2001 110 mins Documentary Rated: NR

This disc includes the following segments: "Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace" and "Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain." Also included are rare trailers and featurettes.

Heroes of Horror 2001 3.4 stars 220 mins Documentary Rated: NR

Five frightful documentaries from the A&E "Biography" series shine a spooky light on the memorable faces from the golden age of Hollywood horror: Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Lorre and Vincent Price. These are the men who brought audiences such indelible creations as Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, the Fly and more. Richard Kiley narrates the collection, which also includes plenty of rare trailers.

Red Skelton: The Lost Episodes 2001 3.0 stars 73 mins Comedy Rated: NR

Guest stars Peter Lorre and Vincent Price make appearances in these classic sketches from "The Red Skelton Show," in which the comic portrays some of his most beloved characters: Clem Kadiddlehopper, George Appleby, Freddy the Freeloader and more. Highlights include Lorre teaming up with Skelton for a hilarious parody of "The Honeymooners" and Skelton (as loopy boxer Cauliflower McPugg) training a spoiled movie star played by Price.

Fantastic Voyage / Voyage to the Bottom Nominated For/Won Awards

1966 3.4 stars 207 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: PG

This sci-fi double feature will take you places you've surely never been: Fantastic Voyage (which received Oscars for Best Color Art Direction and Best Visual Effects) follows a medical team as its members miniaturize themselves to repair a brain clot that threatens to kill a scientist. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea features a submarine crew working to save the Earth by extinguishing the Van Allen radiation belt before the planet burns to a crisp.

The Patsy 1964 3.5 stars 90 mins Classics Rated: NR

Clumsy bellboy Stanley Belt (Jerry Lewis) becomes a celebrity in this comedy. After a money-making star dies unexpectedly, the dead man's managers (Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre, John Carradine and Ina Balin) decide to manufacture a new cash-cow. Stanley is trained as a singer and, despite his spastic behavior, records a hit single, winning a spot on "The Ed Sullivan Show." But there's one huge problem: The show is live.

The Comedy of Terrors 1964 3.3 stars 84 mins Classics Rated: NR

A financial crisis forces undertaker Waldo Trumbull (Vincent Price) to start taking extreme measures. Rather than waiting for new clients to show up naturally, Waldo and his assistant (Peter Lorre) attract new business by killing wealthy individuals in their sleep. Now if only Waldo could just do away with his wife, Amaryllis (Joyce Jameson), and annoying father-in-law (Boris Karloff).

Tales of Terror / Twice Told Tales 1962 3.5 stars 209 mins Classics Rated: NR

Vincent Price stars in a collection of terrifying tales adapted from Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne stories. It's a six-pack of horror as a love triangle leads a jealous husband to bury a couple alive; a seriously ill man agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of his death and experiences horrific results; a doctor's youth restoration experiments lead to the reanimation of a grisly bride; and more. Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone co-star.

Five Weeks in a Balloon 1962 3.1 stars 101 mins Classics Rated: PG

In this adaptation of Jules Verne's first novel, Professor Ferguson (Cedric Hardwicke) leads a plucky band of travelers in a hot-air balloon on a journey across Africa to claim an uncharted corner of the continent for the British Empire. Along the way, the adventurers encounter bad weather, slave traders and a nasty sultan. The star-studded cast includes Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre and Barbara Luna.

Tales of Terror 1962 3.1 stars 89 mins Classics Rated: UR

It's a triple threat of terror from the master of the genre: Edgar Allan Poe. This collection of three films -- The Black Cat, Morella and The Case of M. Valdemar -- offers everything horror fans can't get enough of, from murder and dementia to live burials, open tombs, resurrection and zombies. And with three of horrordom's greatest villains (Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Basil Rathbone) in the lead roles, the chills are guaranteed.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961 3.3 stars 106 mins Sci-Fi & Fantasy Rated: PG

Walter Pidgeon plays the designer and builder of a nuclear submarine called upon to fire its missiles on the Van Allen radiation belt to put out the fire raging there that threatens to incinerate the earth in this deep-sea adventure. Irwin Allen directs; Robert Sterling, Joan Fontaine, Michael Ansara, Barbara Eden and Peter Lorre co-star; and Frankie Avalon (who also has a small role in the film) sings the theme song.

Silk Stockings Nominated For/Won Awards

1957 3.5 stars 117 mins Classics Rated: NR

Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse swing and sway to a luscious Cole Porter score in this musical reworking of the 1939 film Ninotchka. Fred's a producer trying to mount a movie set in Paris, and Cyd is a Soviet apparatchik sent to protect the integrity of Russia's finest composer (who's contributing tunes to Fred's film). This Cold War romantic comedy includes the sinuous standard "All of You."

Beat the Devil / Humphrey Bogart on Film 1957 3.3 stars 125 mins Classics Rated: NR

Skewering their earlier efforts such as Key Largo and The Maltese Falcon, director John Huston and Humphrey Bogart team up for a wacky spoof following a group of schemers with their eye on an African uranium mine. Next up is a bonus documentary illuminating the life and career of the inimitable Bogie. Fans of Hollywood's quintessential leading man are in for a true cinematic treat.

Hell Ship Mutiny 1957 1.7 stars 65 mins Classics Rated: NR

Upon finding a far-flung South Seas island run by thugs, Capt. Jim Knight (Jon Hall) rounds up the baddies and plans to take them to trial. But en route to the mainland, Knight's cache of criminals stages an elaborate takeover (led by John Carradine). The dutiful Knight fights valiantly to save his ship, but saving himself is another matter. Watch for Peter Lorre in a brief turn as a corrupt magistrate in this spirited adventure.

Around the World in 80 Days Nominated For/Won Awards

1956 3.5 stars 272 mins Classics Rated: G

until 01-Jan-2011

This Oscar-nominated hit adaptation of Jules Verne's novel recounts the adventures of Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven), who takes on a seemingly impossible wager: traveling around the world with his butler, Passepartout (Cantinflas), in 80 days. The whirlwind journey takes the pair on adventures in India, Hong Kong and the United States. The film's star-studded cast includes Charles Boyer, Marlene Dietrich, Buster Keaton and many others.

Around the World in 80 Days: Disc 2 1956 3.6 stars 272 mins Classics Rated: G

Beat the Devil 1954 3.2 stars 93 mins Classics Rated: NR

until 14-Sep-2010

John Huston directs the legendary Humphrey Bogart in this tongue-in-cheek parody of spy films from the 1940s -- with a script written by the equally legendary Truman Capote. When their steamer goes belly up and strands them in Italy, four criminals (Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Ivor Barnard and Marco Tulli) try to con a stranger (Bogart) into buying them land that's packed with uranium. Gina Lollobrigida and Jennifer Jones co-star.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nominated For/Won Awards

1954 3.7 stars 127 mins Classics Rated: G

Kirk Douglas stars as Ned Land and James Mason as Captain Nemo in this Walt Disney live-action adaptation of the classic Jules Verne underwater adventure. Sent to investigate a rash of shipwrecks, Ned encounters the nefarious Nemo's submarine. An ambitious production at the time, the film nabbed two Academy Awards, for special effects and art direction. Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre and a frightening giant squid co-star in Richard Fleischer's epic.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Bonus 1954 3.5 stars 182 mins Classics Rated: NR

Plenty of delightful extras are collected on this complementary disc to the Walt Disney classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, based on the Jules Verne novel of the same name. Included are featurettes such as "Touring the Nautilus" and "Lost Treasure: The Sunset Squid Sequence," original radio spots, a behind-the-scenes documentary and more.

Quicksand 1950 2.9 stars 79 mins Classics Rated: NR

When skirt-chasing auto mechanic Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) meets a brassy blonde temptress (Jeanne Cagney), he falls all over himself trying to please her. But Brady quickly gets in over his head when what began as minor embezzlement on his part (to fund their dates) quickly escalates into more serious crime as he struggles to keep from being caught. Before long, seedy carnival owner Nick Dramoshag (Peter Lorre) is blackmailing Brady.

Rope of Sand 1949 3.0 stars 104 mins Classics Rated: NR

Big game hunter Mike Davis (Burt Lancaster) heads to the African desert in pursuit of the most elusive quarry of all -- a lode of diamonds whose location only Davis knows but vicious commandant Paul Vogel (Paul Henreid) and henchman Arthur Martingale (Claude Rains) use every means to discover. When brute force proves ineffective, nightclub temptress Suzanne Renaud (Corinne Calvet) is sent in to loosen Davis's lips in this suspense noir classic.

Bob Hope: Road to Comedy 1947 3.5 stars 178 mins Classics Rated: NR

It's a double dose of laughs from one of the greatest comedy teams the movies have ever produced -- Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. In Road to Bali, Bob and Bing pair up as adventurers who make their way to the South Seas paradise of Bali -- where, of course, the meet Dorothy Lamour (as Princess Lala). In My Favorite Brunette, Bob's a photographer who gets mixed up in crazy criminal doings.

My Favorite Brunette Nominated For/Won Awards

1947 3.5 stars 89 mins Classics Rated: NR

A case of mistaken identity lands Ronnie Jackson (Bob Hope) in prison and awaiting execution in this parody of a detective thriller. Baroness Montay (Dorothy Lamour) hires Jackson to search for her missing uncle, believing that Jackson is a private investigator. The pseudo-sleuth follows the trail of evidence to a noted geologist, for whose murder Jackson is later accused. Will the baroness show up in time to save him from the chair?

Black Angel 1946 3.2 stars 81 mins Classics Rated: NR

A lopsided couple, Catherine (June Vincent) and Martin (Dan Duryea), turn into amateur sleuths when they launch an investigation to prove that Catherine's incarcerated husband (John Phillips) isn't guilty of murdering Martin's wife (Constance Dowling) in this classic film noir. Sitting on death row and getting closer to his execution date, Catherine's husband can only hope that the offbeat pair is successful in their search for the real killer.

Arsenic and Old Lace Nominated For/Won Awards

1944 3.9 stars 118 mins Classics Rated: NR

starting 01-Jan-2011

Stellar performances highlight this delightfully witty adaptation of the hit Broadway play about two dotty spinsters (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. But the jig is up when the ladies' newlywed nephew, Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant), discovers his aunts' "benevolent" deeds. Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre also star.

All Through the Night 1942 3.6 stars 107 mins Classics Rated: NR

Talk about your weird coincidences: When grinning gambler Gloves Donahue (Humphrey Bogart) pays a call on a bakery to find out what's holding up his cheesecake delivery, he stumbles on a Nazi spy ring. Now, Donahue must use both brains and brawn to thwart the baddies in this Vincent Sherman-directed spy spoof featuring Peter Lorre as a low-level Nazi operative and William Demarest, Frank McHugh, Phil Silvers and Jackie Gleason as Bogie's pals.

Casablanca Nominated For/Won Awards

1942 4.2 stars 102 mins Classics Rated: PG

In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers, thieves and refugees at his Moroccan nightclub during World War II ... but he never expected Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) - the woman who broke his heart -- to walk through that door. Ilsa hopes that with Rick's help, she and her fugitive husband (Paul Henreid) can escape to America. But the spark that brought the lovers together still burns brightly.

Invisible Agent / Invisible Man's Revenge 1942 3.6 stars 169 mins Classics Rated: NR

Talk about going undercover! In The Invisible Agent, a government spy (Jon Hall) has the perfect disguise when he uses his cloak of invisibility to fight the Nazis. Costars Ilona Massey and Peter Lorre; Edwin L. Marin directs. In The Invisible Man's Revenge, a greedy young man (Hall again) strikes a bargain with a scientist to become invisible so he can gain a valuable estate. But, naturally, things go horribly awry. Ford Beebe directs.

Casablanca: Bonus Material 1942 3.7 stars 169 mins Classics Rated: NR

This Bonus Disc accompanying the beloved classic Casablanca is packed with special features to make its viewing that much more enjoyable. Included are production notes, original theatrical trailers and "You Must Remember This," a documentary about the film hosted by Humphrey Bogart's real-life paramour, Lauren Bacall.

Casablanca: Special Edition 1942 4.5 stars 102 mins Classics Rated: PG

As time goes by, this 1942 classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as star-crossed lovers Rick and Ilsa only gets better. Of all the "gin joints" in Morocco, Ilsa, with husband Paul (Claude Rains) in tow, had to walk into the one owned by Rick, a beau she abandoned in Paris. War looms, and tragic choices are inevitable. This special edition includes a commentary by Roger Ebert, as well as a new digital transfer and other goodies.

The Maltese Falcon Nominated For/Won Awards

1941 4.0 stars 100 mins Classics Rated: NR

Humphrey Bogart stars as private eye Sam Spade in this Oscar-nominated noir classic that finds the sultry Miss Wonderly (Mary Astor) seeking out protection from a man named Thursby. Spade's partner (Jerome Cowan) takes the case -- but he winds up dead, along with Thursby. Spade's subsequent hunt for the killer leads him into a world of deception and double-crossing, as a trio of criminals searches for a priceless statue known as the Maltese Falcon.

Strange Cargo 1940 3.3 stars 113 mins Classics Rated: NR

Fugitive pilot Verne (Clark Gable) and his girlfriend, Julie (Joan Crawford), join up with another band of convicts as they escape from a penal colony, but the hardened criminals find themselves affected by a soft-spoken Christ-like fugitive named Cambreau (Ian Hunter). Buoyed by a sweeping Franz Waxman score, director Frank Borzage's strange and atmospheric melodrama was condemned by the Catholic League of Decency when it was released.

Before I Hang / The Boogie Man 1940 3.1 stars 128 mins Classics Rated: NR

Horror maestro Boris Karloff stars in these two tales of terror. In Before I Hang, when a physician (Karloff) lands on death row for a mercy killing, he continues formulating his youth serum, testing it on himself. While it makes him younger, it also turns him into a Jekyll-and-Hyde psychopath. Then, Peter Lorre co-stars in The Boogie Man, which finds Karloff spoofing his mad-scientist persona as a dim-witted doctor trying to revive the dead.

Mr. Moto's Last Warning 1939 3.5 stars 71 mins Classics Rated: NR

Sphinxian sleuth Kentaro Moto (Peter Lorre) finds himself in the midst of international intrigue when he investigates a plot to sabotage French vessels traveling through the Suez Canal. Intent on igniting a war between France and Britain, the baddies (Ricardo Cortez and George Sanders) aim to frame English agents -- unless Moto can foil the dastardly scheme. The fine supporting cast includes John Carradine and Virginia Field.

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation 1939 3.6 stars 65 mins Classics Rated: NR

Mild-mannered sleuth Kentaro Moto (Peter Lorre) postpones his vacation to protect the priceless crown of the Queen of Sheba, recently recovered by archaeologist Howard Stevens (John "Dusty" King). A notorious thief attempts various disguises to outwit Mr. Moto, but the criminal soon learns that the keen detective stays three steps ahead. Lionel Atwill, Joseph Schildkraut and G.P. Huntley co-star in this eighth and final film of the mystery series.

Mysterious Mr. Moto 1938 3.6 stars 62 mins Classics Rated: NR

Japanese detective Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) dons an inmate's disguise to help Scotland Yard hunt down a gang of dangerous assassins in the fifth installment of this long-running mystery series. Centered around the character created by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist J.P. Marquand, the plot finds the well-mannered Mr. Moto trying to help his cellmate (Leon Ames) break out of jail, all so that the sleuth can get the dirt on his unlawful friends.

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance 1938 3.5 stars 63 mins Classics Rated: NR

The fourth installment of the Mr. Moto series finds the well-mannered Japanese sleuth (Peter Lorre) in a remote area of Indochina, where he's able to rescue a pretty young pilot (Rochelle Hudson) from the clutches of a ruthless despot (J. Edward Bromberg). As luck would have it, a pair of American newsreel cameramen (Robert Kent and Chick Chandler) captures the whole thing on film -- but they unwittingly get pulled into the story.

Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938 3.5 stars 60 mins Classics Rated: NR

Aided by two of his criminology students (Keye Luke and Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom), inscrutable gumshoe Kentaro Moto (Peter Lorre) investigates the murder of a prizefighter poisoned during a boxing match. Lynn Bari, Jayne Regan, John Hamilton and Ward Bond also star in this third entry in the popular detective franchise. Extras include the documentary Mr. Moto Meets Mr. Chan: The Making of Mr. Moto's Gamble.

Mr. Moto in Danger Island 1938 3.6 stars 64 mins Classics Rated: NR

After diamond smugglers in Puerto Rico bump off an investigator, the U.S. government calls in deadpan sleuth Kentaro Moto (Peter Lorre) to break up the criminal ring. As always, his powers of reasoning prove flawless as he faces off against dim-bulb gangster Twister McGurk (Warren Hymer) in this diverting installment of the big-screen detective series. The supporting cast includes Leon Ames, Jean Hersholt, Amanda Duff and Richard Lane.

Think Fast, Mr. Moto 1937 3.5 stars 70 mins Classics Rated: NR

First of eight in a series, this mystery based on J.P. Marquand's novels follows Japanese detective Moto (Peter Lorre) as he outwits international smugglers. Aboard a ship to Shanghai, Moto encounters a known murderer and the mysterious Gloria Danton (Virginia Field). When well-do-do Bob Hitchings (Thomas Beck) falls for the elusive beauty, Moto senses trouble, and the crime caper takes off when the ship lands in Shanghai and Gloria disappears.

Thank You, Mr. Moto 1937 3.5 stars 69 mins Classics Rated: NR

Detective Moto (Peter Lorre) comes into possession of an ancient scroll worth a fortune in this second film based on J.P. Marquand's novels. The Japanese investigator evades ruthless villains as he tries to deliver the missing scroll to a royal Chinese family (Philip Ahn, Pauline Frederick), completing a set that will reveal the location of Genghis Khan's treasure. But the bad guys get the royals first, and Mr. Moto winds up in dangerous waters.

Secret Agent 1936 3.2 stars 86 mins Classics Rated: NR

until 30-Oct-2010

In this thriller from director Alfred Hitchcock, British soldier and novelist Edgar Brodie (John Gielgud) returns home during World War I to find that a government agency has faked a report of his death. The Intelligence Service then forces him to change his name and travel to Switzerland to track down a German spy. Fellow agent Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll) and a mysterious Mexican general (Peter Lorre) lend a hand.

The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934 3.7 stars 75 mins Classics Rated: NR

until 14-Sep-2010

The Lawrences are vacationing in Switzerland when a secret-agent friend is mortally wounded. Before dying, he utters some cryptic words revealing a planned assassination in London, and things only get worse when the couple's daughter is kidnapped. With little police help, the parents take matters into their own hands. Alfred Hitchcock's black-and-white classic was later remade in color, starring Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day.

M 1931 4.0 stars 110 mins Foreign (German) Rated: NR

until 22-Jul-2011

German-American director Fritz Lang presents his first "talkie" -- and cinema's first serial killer -- in this 1931 classic whose central villain was later used in Nazi propaganda films to illustrate the evils of sexual deviance. Propelled by a compulsion he can't control, plump pedophile Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) escapes the eye of the law -- but not the wrath of the Berlin underworld being blamed for his crimes. Otto Wernicke co-stars.

M: Bonus Material 1931 3.7 stars 134 mins Foreign (German) Rated: NR

Discover the myth and majesty of director Fritz Lang's masterful 1931 drama, M, with this bonus disc featuring extras to satisfy any cineaste. Included are William Friedkin's interview with the filmmaker; Paul Falkenberg's discussion of the movie's intricate editing; a historical featurette; Claude Chabrol's short film, M le Maudit; photo stills; sketches by art director Emil Hasler; audio commentaries; and more.

Spies / M 1931 3.6 stars 161 mins Foreign (German) Rated: NR

Heroes and madmen abound in this Fritz Lang double feature! In Spies (1929), a world-savvy woman of intrigue and her James Bond-like love interest match wits with a wheelchair-bound evil genius determined to control the world -- or destroy it. In M (1931), local criminals join forces to capture a psychotic child murderer when the madman's exploits begin to threaten the stability of the underworld.

Spies / M 1929 3.9 stars Foreign Rated: NR

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