Peter Lorre
Acting
Biography
Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial killer who preys on little girls in the German film M. Later he became a popular featured player in Hollywood crime films and mysteries, notably alongside Humphrey Bogart and Sydney Greenstreet, and as the star of the successful Mr. Moto detective series.
Born: June 26, 1904
Place of Birth: Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
Known For
(Sin título) Descartes Arrebato
Recovered Zulueta short.
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
Bambi
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.
Film Emigration from Nazi Germany
Based on extensive interviews, shot on 16mm in a series of static long takes, Filmemigration aus Nazideutschland, is one of the most fascinating examples of "Film history on film" ever produced. Straschek devoted years to researching the topic and accumulating both film and non-film materials. Apart from some radio features and articles, however, this 290-minute TV programme remains the only published trace of Straschek's lifelong work on the emigration of film personnel. He had intended to publish a three-volume book, encompassing all available data about 3,000 emigrants originating from the centre and peripheries of film production, but the book never materialised.
What Women Dream
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.
Casablanca
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
M
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
The Horror of It All
A collection of film clips from horror movies and interviews with the actors and directors who made them.
The Disneyland Story
Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily on the career of Mickey Mouse.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Filmography
as Self - (archive footage)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
as Doctor Gogol (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Mr. Jekyll (archive footage)
as Mr. Moto (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo - (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
as Morgan Heywood
as Mr. Strangdour
as Felix Gillie
as Frederick Bergen
as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
as Self
as Ahmed
as Montresor ("The Black Cat")
as Comm. Lucius Emery
as Alonzo Pace Graham
as Smiley
as Skeeter
as Victor Laurier
as The Gypsy
as Lamoret
as Mr. Munsey
as Abdul
as Nero
as Brankov, Commisar
as Kurt Bergner
as Pete Zavras
as Karp
as Steward
as Café Owner
as Colonel John Miguel Orlando Arragas
as Willy
as Moyzisch
as Tomas Salgado / Carlos
as Tomas Salgado
as Conseil
as Self
as Le Chiffre
as Mr. Vorhees
as Le Chiffre
as Normie
as Mr. Ho
as Benny Kellerman
as Mr. Grover
as Heitzer
as Julius O'Hara
as Mad Scientist
as King Zurium
as Boris - Chief Spy
as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
as Luverne Goodheart
as Paynter
as Nick Dramoshag
as Self
as Toady
as Slimane
as Self (archive footage)
as Kismet
as Hilary Cummins
as Victor Emmric
as Gino
as Marko
as Johnny West
as Contreras
as Johannes Koenig
as Self
as Jan Bernazsky
as Dr. Einstein
as Cornelius Leyden
as Marius
as Sergeant Berger
as Nikolai Zaleshoff
as Fritz Bercovy
as Ugarte
as Secret Agent
as Dr. Arthur Lorentz
as Baron Ikito
as Pepi
as Joel Cairo
as Captain Chang
as Paul Hyde
as Janos 'Johnny' Szabo
as Hans Beckert (archive footage)
as Professor Karl Fenninger
as The Stranger
as Stephen Danel
as Polo
as M'sieu Pig
as Mr. Moto
as Kentaro Moto
as Mr. Kentaro Moto
as Mr. Moto
as Louie 'The Dope' Monteau
as Mr. Moto
as Kentaro Moto
as Mr. Moto
as Maj. Sigfried Gruning
as Kentaro Moto
as Professor Sturm
as Colonel Gimpy
as The General
as Roderick Raskolnikov
as Doctor Gogol
as Abbott
as Beggar
as Henry Pless
as Henry Pless
as Otto Fuessli
as Bildreporter Johnny
as The Hunchback
as Hunchback
as Klotz
as Car Thief
as Galy Gay
as Redakteur Stix
as Pawlitschek
as Hans Beckert