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M (1931) drama (playlist - complete), starring Peter Lorre (in German)
A haunting drama of a murderer of little girls, who is finally cornered by a mob.
In German with English subtitles
Voted by IMDb readers Best Film of the 1930s
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) suspense drama added May 2010
starring Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, directed by Alfred Hitchcock
A murdered friend was a British secret agent, and so a couple's daughter is kidnapped to stop them from telling what they know. Shunning official involvement, they decide to track the kidnappers themselves.
Secret Agent (1936) law and order added May 2010 directed by Alfred Hitchcock
starring Madeleine Carroll, Peter Lorre, John Guilgud, Robert Young
based on a novel by W Somerset Maugham
Secret agents during World War I, English versus German.
Mr Moto's Last Warning (1939) law and order suspense added May 2010
starring Peter Lorre with Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine, George Sanders, Joan Carol
starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Jack Carson, Edward Everett Horton
Peter Lorre, James Gleason, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, John Alexander, Grant Mitchell
Set in Brooklyn, two sweet kindly old spinster sisters Abby (Josephine Hull) and Martha Brewster (Jean Adair) have hit on a "mercy plan" where they knock-off lonely old men and bury them in the basement of their boarding house. Cary Grant is their nephew, who after learning of this on Halloween night, frantically tries to keep it a secret while his love interest, Priscilla Lane, whom he has just-married is trying to be with him on their honeymoon, and getting upset at his distraction. Another brother thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt (John Alexander). Meanwhile (at Reel 6) Cary's final long-lost brother Jonathan (Raymond Massey) shows up with his side-kick Dr Einstein (Peter Lorre), two sinister crooks, only to discover that these old ladies have more kills than they do.
A truly fantastic movie. Ghoulish family entertainment.Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15
Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15
The Chase (1946) law and order suspense added 25 Aug 09
starring Robert Cummings, Michele Morgan, Steve Cochran, Peter Lorre
An unemployed man Robert Cummings returns a wallet to a man Steve Cochran who turns out to be apparently a small-time mobster, and in return the mobster gives him a job as his chauffeur. Peter Lorre is the mobster's slimy side-kick and Michele Morgan plays the dame who wants to split.
At first this plays like a typical film noire but stay tuned for a twist.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10At first this plays like a typical film noire but stay tuned for a twist.
My Favorite Brunette (1947) comedy law and order romance added May 2010
starring Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney
When Dorothy Lamour comes looking for a detective, Bob Hope pretends to be one, but gets caught up in an intrigue involving kidnapping, government agents, and killers.
Quicksand (1950) drama added May 2010
starring Mickey Rooney, Jeanne Cagney, Barbara Bates, Peter Lorre
Mickey Rooney is an auto-mechanic who wants to take out this swell dame, but is shy twenty bucks. So he figures he can lift it from his till and it won't go noticed before he can put it back again. He has to do some quick thinking, so he buys an expensive watch on credit, then hocks it. His problems go from escalation to escalation.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Walt Disney science-fiction adventure added 29 Dec 2010
starring Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre
based on a novel by Jules Verne
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13
A monster is destroying ships in transit, so a U.S. expedition is sent out to investigate.
Trivia: Kirk Douglas sings and dances
The Sad Sack (1957) law and order buddy-film comedy (playlist - complete)
starring Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lorre, Joe Mantell, Gene Evans
Jerry in the Army. Jerry messes up all his assigned tasks and keeps getting transferred. One thing he can do well is assemble a complex piece of weaponry.
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957) drama added May 2010
starring Jon Hall (who?), co-starring John Carradine, Peter Lorre, Roberta Haynes, Mike Mazuki
Pirates have enslaved an island's population and are making the young men dive for pearls.
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