The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

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A 1 László and Elvira, ca. 1907. László Loewenstein, ca. 1908. A 2 Left to right: Liesl, András (Andrew), Ferenc (Francis), and László (Peter), ca. 1911. Peter Lorre’s father, Lieutenant Alajos Loewenstein, 1903. A 3 Alajos Loewenstein during the war, ca. 1916. Die fleissige Leserin (The Diligent Reader), Kammerspiele, Vienna, 1926. Peter Lorre is second from right. A 4 As a merry deserter in Marlborough zieht in den Krieg (Marlborough Goes to War), Kammerspiele, Vienna, 1926. Grete Witzmann and Peter Lorre kneel in prayer in Die Stunde des Absterbens (The Hour of Dying Off), Theater in the Josefstadt, Vienna, 1927. A 5 “Die Ohrfeige” (“Box on the Ear”) in Ein Abend der Überraschungen (An Evening of Surprises), Theater in the Josefstadt, Vienna, 1927. Left to right: Egon Friedell, Karl Ehmann, Fritz Strehlen, Hans Ziegler, Peter Lorre, and Rudolf Beer; in front, Gisela Werbezirk. An early publicity postcard addressed to “Bundy,” Peter’s brother Andrew, 1927. A 6 Lotte Lenya and Peter Lorre in Marieluise Fleisser’s Pioniere in Ingolstadt (Engineers in Ingolstadt), Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin, 1929. Photo by Lotte Jacobi. Celia Lovsky, ca. 1924. A 7 As Moritz Stiefel in Wedekind’s Frühlings Erwachen (Spring’s Awakening),Volksbühne, Theater am Bülowplatz, Berlin, 1929. Photo by Lotte Jacobi. A 8 Playing a dental patient in his only silent film, Die verschwundene Frau (The Missing Wife), 1929. A 9 Behind the scenes on Mann ist Mann (Man Equals Man) with Alexander Granach and TheoLingen,Staatstheater,Berlin,1931.Courtesyof RonaldV.Borst / HollywoodMovie Posters. A 10 Peter Lorre and Lotte Lenya in Mann ist Mann (Man Equals Man), Staatstheater, Berlin, 1931. Courtesy of Ronald V. Borst / Hollywood Movie Posters. Rare shot of Lorre as Galy Gay (before his transformation into Jeremiah Jip) taking a break with Elfriede Borodin during Mann ist Mann (Man Equals Man) production, Staatstheater, Berlin, 1931. A 11 M, Danish film poster, 1946 reissue. A 12 M, British trade ad, 1932. A 13 M le maudit (The Damned One), French film poster, 1932. A 14 Peter Lorre and Fritz Lang study the script on the set of M, 1931. “In the name of the law,” Peter Lorre’s final scene in M, 1931. A 15 As editor Stix in Die Koffer des Herrn O.F. (The Luggage of Mr. O.F.), 1931. A 16 As“Foto Johnnny” in F.P.1 antwortet nicht (Floating Platform 1 Doesn’t Answer), 1932. B 1 Peter and Celia on holiday in the Black Forest before fleeing Hitler, 1932. Peter and Celia, Berlin, 1932. B 2 As Judas Iscariot in Golgotha, Zirkus-Renz, Vienna, 1933. Courtesy of the Österreichisches Theatermuseum, Vienna. Peter and Celia, just married at the General Register Office in Westminster, June 22, 1934. Lorre arrived at the ceremony in full makeup for his role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), which was being filmed at Lime Grove Studios. B 3 Fritz Lang takes anthropometric measurements of the plaster cast of Lorre’s head from Mad Love, 1935. Courtesy of Tom Kelley Studio. Émigré dinner at the Schildkrauts. Left to right, seated: Joseph Schildkraut, Peter Lorre (almost hidden), Mrs. Erich von Stroheim, G.W. Pabst, Marie Schildkraut, Fritz Lang, Mrs.G.W.Pabst, Erich von Stroheim,and Celia Lovsky.Standing: Alice Waxman, Franz Waxman, and Mr. Rappaport. Hollywood, 1935. B 4 Peter and Celia, ca. 1935. Peter Lorre caricature by Paolo Garretto, 1935. B 5 On the set of Crime and Punishment, 1935. Left to right: Douglass Dumbrille, Tala Birell, Marian Marsh, Peter Lorre, and director Josef von Sternberg. B 6 Character study, ca. 1935. Courtesy of Motion Picture & TV Research Service, Los Angeles. B 7 A Columbia photographer shapes Lorre’s star image, Santa Monica, 1935. B 8 Reveling in his new American lifestyle, Santa Monica, 1935. Peter Lorre as Hairless Mexican in Secret Agent. Caricature by Gitano, 1936. B 9 John Gielgud,Alfred Hitchcock, and Peter Lorre on the set of Secret Agent, 1936. Courtesy of National Film Archives / Stills Library, London. Alfred Hitchcock (on left), Peter Lorre (second from right), and extras on the set of Secret Agent, 1936. B 10 Publicity shots in anticipation of the stage production of Napoleon the First, 1935. [18.223.111.48] Project MUSE (2024...