Peter Lorre in The Face Behind the Mask (1941). That bright innocence just kills me.
See the movie here. [YouTube]
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Peter Lorre in The Face Behind the Mask (1941). That bright innocence just kills me.
See the movie here. [YouTube]
Peter Lorre in Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).
Peter Lorre, a Siamese kitten, and the comedy-thriller The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) with Boris Karloff. You really can have it all! 😁
Watch the movie here. (This bit is around 12:31.)
Gif from CinemaCats. They did a write-up that focuses on the kitten.
Peter Lorre & Raymond Massey - Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
"And you weren't killed?" "For a long time, no one was sure."
Peter Lorre in I Was an Adventuress (1940). The infamous “Pink!” bit with hilarious delivery and impeccable timing.
Also starring real-life ballet dancer Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, and Erich von Stroheim. You'll see Fritz Feld and Sig Ruman, too. It’s a pity Hollywood continued to persist in typecasting Lorre as a horror actor.
Watch the movie here. [archive.org]
Peter Lorre’s decision to close his eyes when he grabs her is remarkable. I slowed down this clip from Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) just to revel in it. And he is utterly aware of where she is in relation to him and where he needs to place his hands.
Lorre uses his face and body language to make this scene chilling, suspenseful, and mesmerizing. The way his eyes narrow slyly as she talks. The way you can see the lust to kill rising in him.
Stranger on the Third Floor launched the film noir genre!
“I guess I always get the bad ones.”
"Oh, but I assure you, Lottie, I'm very good."
Peter Lorre and Joan Lorring in The Verdict (1946). Watch it here.
"You committed worse than a crime. You committed a blunder."
Enjoy the mercurial expressions that come upon Peter Lorre's face and eyes, his measured movements, his deliberate pacing.
And that little lift he does (gif 4)!
And keep your eyes on the end scene with the fade-out from benign to baneful, angel to demon...
This is Peter Lorre in Mr. District Attorney (1941) - watch the clip here with his crisp consonants, pleasant voice, and constant air of menace.