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Lorre's other films include Frank Capra's Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). Frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner, his later career was erratic. Lorre was the first actor to play a James Bond villain as Le Chiffre in a TV version of Casino Royale (1954).
In January 1937 Fox announced that Peter Lorre would play Moto and that Think Fast would co-star Virginia Field. Lorre had just signed with Fox and made two films, Crack-Up and Nancy Steele Is Missing! [10] He said he accepted the role because it gave him a rare chance to play a hero. [11] In February Thomas Beck signed as the male romantic lead.
Mr. Moto is a fictional Japanese secret agent created by the American author John P. Marquand.He appeared in six novels by Marquand published between 1935 and 1957. Marquand initially created the character for the Saturday Evening Post, which was seeking stories with an Asian hero after the death of Charlie Chan's creator Earl Derr
Mr. Moto's Last Warning is the only Peter Lorre Moto film in the public domain.It is available at the Internet Archive. [4]The film was announced in April 1938. [5] [6] The title was then changed to Mr. Moto in Egypt before it eventually became Mr Moto's Last Warning.
Sleuth is a 1972 mystery thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The screenplay by playwright Anthony Shaffer was based on his 1970 Tony Award-winning play. Both Olivier and Caine were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances. This was Mankiewicz's final film.
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a 1934 British spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Leslie Banks and Peter Lorre, and released by Gaumont British.It was one of the most successful and critically acclaimed films of Hitchcock's British period.
On July 17, 2004, Lorre played an acoustic show at Hollywood's The Knitting Factory, performing Nymphs songs, new songs and covers. In 2006, a version of The Nymphs popped up in a few places. [ 6 ] There were plans to have a reunion with all original members, but with the death of original drummer Alex Kirst , it was no longer possible.
An episode of the American dramatic anthology series Climax!, the show was the first screen adaptation of a James Bond novel, and stars Barry Nelson, Peter Lorre, and Linda Christian. Though he is based on the literary Bond, Nelson's character is played as an American spy working for the "Combined Intelligence Agency".