Peter Lorre
24 titles
Filmography
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(1931)When a police crackdown puts their livelihoods under pressure, Berlin's criminals take the hunt for a depraved child murderer into their own hands.

Stranger on the Third Floor
(1940)The testimony of an ambitious reporter helps to convict a young man of murder, but the newspaper man has second thoughts about his contribution when he finds himself in the dock while a homicidal maniac is on the loose.

Tales of Terror
(1962)A haunted widower, a jealous drunk on a revenge mission, and an evil mesmerist make up this gothic trilogy adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

The Comedy of Terrors
(1964)A lazy undertaker facing eviction and a mound of debt devises a wicked plan with his assistant to speed up the demise of their unsuspecting customers.

The Raven
(1963)More than two years after his wife's death, a sorcerer is visited by a raven who claims she is still alive and at the castle of another sorcerer.

Casino Royale
(1954)The first screen appearance of the James Bond character, portrayed by American actor Barry Nelson. Bond, Jimmy Bond, is a CIA agent not a special agent in her majesty's secret service. Peter Lorre plays the villain, Le Chiffre, a ruthless Russian agent.

My Favorite Brunette
(1947)A wannabe gumshoe finds himself framed for murder while working for a beautiful brunette in this uproarious send-up of hard-boiled detective films.
Black Angel
(1946)Suspense and romance follow in Black Angel, a taut murder-mystery that winds its way through a maze of clues to a first-rate surprise ending. When a beautiful hard-boiled blackmailer is murdered in her swanky apartment, there are a number of men suspected. Coming into focus are Martin Blair (Dan Duryea), the drunken husband she's dumped, a shady nightclub owner named Marko (Peter Lorre), and Kirk Bennett (John Phillips), a cheating married man. Ironically it's Bennett who was spotted at the crime scene and it’s his devoted wife, Catherine (June Vincent), who sets out to save him from being executed. Suspecting Marko, she teams up with Blair to perform in Marko's club and race against time and unravel the mystery.

The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1934)An ordinary couple vacationing in Switzerland get embroiled in international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped to cover up a nefarious plot.

Secret Agent
(1936)The master of suspense directs top actors in the gripping spy tale about a "dead man” on a secret mission in Switzerland with his assassin assistant.

Three Strangers
(1946)Three strangers, three incredibly dangerous people drawn together by their greed. Each ready to kill for the riches of ...Kwan Yin. Jean Negulesco was truly hitting his stride with his classic run of film noirs when he crafted this stylish thriller in which three strangers find their destinies entwined with a mysterious, foreign idol, "The Masters of Mystery," Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet, play two of the strangers, while Geraldine Fitzgerald proves more than a match for the two screen greats as the third. According to a legend, if three strangers gather before the fables idol of Kwan Yin and make a common wish, the wish shall be granted. Spurned spouse Crystal Shackleford (Fitzgerald) has the idol and enlists a sleazy solicitor (Greenstreet) and a drunken thief (Lorre) in her plans for riches and revenge. But the two strangers have dreams of their own that collide with hers when the idol's powers prove to be real.

I'll Give a Million
(1938)Gold is a millionaire tired of the hypocrisy that surrounds him. After saving a homeless man's life, he gets hold of his clothes by wandering around town in search of someone who appreciates him for who he really is, not for his money.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1954)Based on the Jules Verne novel, experience the fantastic exploits of Captain Nemo, a genius turned bitter who wages war from his nuclear-powered submarine against a country he perceives as evil.

Quicksand
(1950)After borrowing $20 from his employer's cash register, an auto mechanic is plunged into a series of increasingly disastrous circumstances.

The Conspirators
(1944)Negulesco and noir - a heady brew. Jean Negulesco proved his stunning noir debut The Mask of Dimitrios was no fluke by following up with an astonishing run of film noir classics.

Background to Danger
(1943)World War II. Turkey remains neutral, wedged between Russia and theNazi-controlled Balkans. The fate of one nation, and possibly theoutcome of the war, hang in the balance…

The Chase
(1946)A veteran-turned-chauffeur is forced on the run in Cuba after he makes off with the wife of his sadistic millionaire boss and she winds up dead.

The Sad Sack
(1957)An inept soldier stationed in North Africa loses a tank and runs up against a band of Arab thieves.

Five Weeks in a Balloon
(1962)Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

Beat the Devil
(1953)Un grupo de sinvergüenzas se dirige a África para hacerse rico cuando se topan con una pareja británica de aspecto inocente y su suerte cambia.