Search results for "Peter Lorre"
The Patsy

The Patsy

The Patsy
IMDb: 6.3
101

When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a ‘nobody’ to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley…

Genre: Comedy
Crack-Up

Crack-Up

Crack-Up
IMDb: 6.1
65

Betrayal and espionage abound as an experimental aircraft is readied for its maiden voyage.

Genre: Drama, Thriller
F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer

F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer

F.P.1 Doesn’t Answer
IMDb: 6.1
114

F.P.1 is a huge airplane landing dock in the Atlantic where pilots making the transatlantic flight can stop. Yet a saboteur tries to sink the technical wonder in this classic…

Hotel Berlin

Hotel Berlin

Hotel Berlin
IMDb: 6.8
98

An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany.

Genre: Drama, War
Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo
IMDb: 6.9
113

Convicts escaping from Devil’s Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning
IMDb: 6.5
71

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr….

Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy

Lancer Spy
IMDb: 6.3
78

An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and “returns” to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Three Strangers

Three Strangers

Three Strangers
IMDb: 7
92

On the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy philanderer; Jerome Artbutny, an outwardly respectable judge; and Johnny West, a seedy sneak thief,…

Genre: Thriller
Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney
IMDb: 6.3
69

An assistant prosecutor (Dennis O’Keefe) and his spunky friend (Florence Rice) investigate a suddenly hot case.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You

The Boogie Man Will Get You
IMDb: 5.9
66

A young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar.

Genre: Comedy, Horror
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask
IMDb: 7.2
69

In this low-budget thriller, Peter Lorre plays Janos Szabo, an immigrant from Hungary who is a skilled craftsman. After he’s caught in a fire, his face is horribly scarred; his…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Thank You, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto

Thank You, Mr. Moto
IMDb: N/A
67

Mr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan’s tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous treasure! But Moto isn’t the only…

Black Angel

Black Angel

Black Angel
IMDb: 7
81

A falsely convicted man’s wife, Catherine (Vincent), and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin (Duryea) team up in an attempt to clear her husband of the murder of a blonde…

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette
IMDb: 6.8
87

Baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, on death row in San Quentin, tells reporters how he got there: taking care of his private-eye neighbor’s office, Ronnie is asked by the irresistible Baroness…

Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand
IMDb: 6.8
104

Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings
IMDb: 6.8
117

A musical remake of Ninotchka: After three bumbling Soviet agents fail in their mission to retrieve a straying Soviet composer from Paris, the beautiful, ultra-serious Ninotchka is sent to complete…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Scent of Mystery

Scent of Mystery

Scent of Mystery
IMDb: 5.6
125

An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.

Genre: Mystery
The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors

The Comedy of Terrors
IMDb: 6.7
84

An undertaker who hasn’t had any ‘customers’ in a long time is forced to pay one year’s back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people, which brings absurd results.

Genre: Comedy, Horror
Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men

Island of Doomed Men
IMDb: 5.9
68

Undercover agent Mark Sheldon gets paroled to a remote tropical island with a diamond mine manned by slave labor run by sadistic Stephen Danel.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine
IMDb: 6.6
90

French soldiers (Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gene Kelly) surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison camp.

Genre: Drama, War
The Chase

The Chase

The Chase
IMDb: 6.6
86

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck’s involvement with Eddie’s fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Double Confession

Double Confession

Double Confession
IMDb: 6.4
86

The hero discovers his estranged wife dead and tries to frame her lover for the murder. He becomes involved with the criminals who make various unsuccessful attempts on his life…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Verdict

The Verdict

The Verdict
IMDb: 7.2
86

After an innocent man is executed in a case he was responsible for, a Scotland Yard superintendent finds himself investigating the murder of his key witness.

Genre: Drama
Quicksand

Quicksand

Quicksand
IMDb: 6.6
79

Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money…

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
The Big Circus

The Big Circus

The Big Circus
IMDb: 6.3
109

With tough and savvy boss Victor Mature in charge, the Whirling Circus just keeps chugging along, but an unknown saboteur–who’ll stop at nothing, including murder–is determined that the show must…

Genre: Drama
You’ll Find Out

You’ll Find Out

You’ll Find Out
IMDb: 6.3
97

The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.

Genre: Comedy, Horror
All Through the Night

All Through the Night

All Through the Night
IMDb: 7.1
107

Broadway gambler ‘Gloves’ Donahue wants to find who killed the baker of his favorite cheesecake. He sees nightclub singer Leda Hamilton leaving the bakery. When her boss Marty’s partner Joe…

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay

They Met in Bombay
IMDb: 6.6
92

A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers
IMDb: 6.6
88

Locals in an Italian village believe evil has taken over the estate of a recently deceased pianist where murder has taken place. The alleged killer: the pianist’s severed hand.

Genre: Horror, Thriller
The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios
IMDb: 7.2
95

A meek novelist investigates the mysterious death of a notorious scoundrel.

Genre: Thriller
Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor

Stranger on the Third Floor
IMDb: 6.9
64

Newspaper reporter John McGuire plunges into a nightmare of guilt, fearing that his “evidence” has sentenced the wrong man to death.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent

Confidential Agent
IMDb: 6.5
118

During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.

Genre: Drama
Mad Love

Mad Love

Mad Love
IMDb: 7.3
68

An insane surgeon’s obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband’s hands with the hands of a knife murderer–hands which still have the urge to throw…

Genre: Horror, Romance
Mr. Moto’s Gamble

Mr. Moto’s Gamble

Mr. Moto’s Gamble
IMDb: 6.9
72

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer…

The Conspirators

The Conspirators

The Conspirators
IMDb: 6.5
101

A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much
IMDb: 6.8
76

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their young daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment
IMDb: 7
88

A man is haunted by a murder he’s committed.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent
IMDb: 6.1
81

The Invisible Man’s grandson uses his secret formula to spy on Nazi Germany in this comedy-thriller.

Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille
IMDb: 6.8
109

Matrac (Humphrey Bogart) is a freedom-loving French journalist who sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
IMDb: 6.1
105

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.