The Lost One – A Life of Peter Lorre

The Lost One:
A Life of
Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre's
Credits
(A Sample)

World/Inferno
Friendship
Society

Peter Lorre:
The Man,
The Actor

In a career spanning four decades, Peter Lorre appeared in more than 70 movies, dozens of television and radio programs, and numerous plays. While his theater work does not survive, many of his film and television credits are available on commercial VHS or DVD – with more coming out every year. Lorre has also been the subject of several documentaries, such as “Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace” for the A&E series Biography.

This section lists some of the many Lorre film and television appearances currently on DVD, as well as documentaries highlighting the actor and his career. Under Coming Soon, you’ll find the Lorre films and TV shows scheduled for home video release in the months ahead.

For more details, including ordering information, click the link under any title.

Peter Lorre on Film
All Through the Night (1942) The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) Casablanca (1942) Danger Island (1939) Hollywood Canteen (1944) Mad Love (1935) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Mr. District Attorney (1940) The Mr. Moto films (1937-1939) Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1938) Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938) Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1938)	Muscle Beach Party (1964) My Favorite Brunette (1947) Mysterious Mr. Moto (1939) Passage to Marseille (1944) Strange Cargo (1940) Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) Tales of Terror (1962) Thank You, Mr. Moto (1938) Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937) Der Verlorene (1951) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) You'll Find Out (1940)

Peter Lorre on Television
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, “The Diplomatic Corpse” (12/8/1957) The Red Skelton Show, “Appleby the Weatherman” (11/17/1959)	The Red Skelton Show, “Clem and the Beanstalk” (5/25/1960)

Documentaries on Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre: Das doppelte Gesicht (Peter Lorre: The Double Face, 1984) A&E’s Biography, "Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace" (1996)	“The Mysterious Mr. Lorre: A Conversation with Stephen Youngkin” (2006)

Coming Soon
The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) Crime and Punishment (1935)	The Face Behind the Mask (1941) Island of Doomed Men (1940)

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The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre (2005) by Stephen Youngkin – now in its third printing and winner of the Rondo Award for "Best Book of 2005" – is available in bookstores everywhere, as well as these on-line merchants.