Peter Lorre — Actor (49)
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The Sad Sack (1957)
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George Marshall actor: Jerry Lewis / David Wayne …
other title: Der Regimentstrottel / P'tite tête de trouffion …
Private Meredith Bixby is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. After he loses a tank, WAC Major Shelton, a psychologist, is assigned to make a good soldier out of him. She requests Corporal Dolan and Private Stan Wensalawsky to help with the training. Dolan and Stan both have scores to settle with Bixby and their "guidance" leads to more mishaps. Sergeant Pulley has them shipped out to Morocco. On leave in North Africa, Bixy wanders alone into a bar, has a few Moroccan Delights, which he thinks are malted milks, and becomes convinced that exotic singer-dancer Zita is THE girl for him.
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The Double Face of Peter Lorre (1984)
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Harun Farocki / Felix Hoffmann actor: Peter Lorre / Stephen D. Youngkin
other title: Peter Lorre - Das doppelte Gesicht / 双面人彼得·洛
Peter Lorre achieved international fame for his performance in the myth-making role in M. This character has held a peculiar fascination for generations of cinephiles. However, at the time, whilst such success meant recognition, it also weighed on the Hungarian actor as a constrictive burden. Using photographs and film extracts, Das doppelte Gesicht reconstructs the ups and downs of Lorre's career, taking into consideration the economic imperatives and workings of the film industry at the time. (Arnold Hohmann, 1984)
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What Women Dream (1933)
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Géza von Bolváry actor: Nora Gregor / Gustav Fröhlich …
other title: Was Frauen träumen / 女人的夢想 …
In this pre-WWII German mystery-comedy, a lovely kleptomaniac with a taste for fine jewelry is unable to resist temptation. Strangely, every time she steals something, a mysterious man pays for it. A clumsy detective begins investigating and finds a crucial clue: a strongly scented woman's glove. The perfume is an expensive scent and the detective's pal realizes that it belongs to a popular nightclub singer. The friend quickly becomes enamored of the girl, but then so does her mystery man, a notorious international criminal. Eventually he gets arrested, leaving the detective's pal to move in on the singer.
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F.P.1 Doesn't Answer (1932)
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Karl Hartl actor: Hans Albers / Sybille Schmitz …
other title: F.P.1 antwortet nicht / I.F.1 ne répond plus …
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 German science fiction film from 1932. The film was also created with English and French speaking actors at the same time.
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Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
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James Tinling actor: 彼得·洛尔 / 陆锡麒 …
other title: Mr. Moto und der Wettbetrug / M. Moto sur le ring …
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 based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!
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Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)
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Herbert I. Leeds actor: 彼得·洛尔 / Warren Hymer …
other title: Mr. Moto und die geheimnisvolle Insel / M. Moto en péril …
In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led by an unknown boss who has inside knowledge of the ensuing investigation.
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Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
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诺曼·福斯特 actor: 彼得·洛尔 / 弗吉尼亚·菲尔德 …
other title: Mr. Moto und die Schmugglerbande / L'Énigmatique M. Moto …
When his import/export business infiltrated by international diamond smugglers, Mr. Moto must follow a trail of clues littered with beautiful women, glittering gems and deadly assassins. Making his way from the mysterious streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to the dark and dangerous alleys of Shanghai, Mr. Moto will stop at nothing to bring the culprits to justice...even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice!
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The Verdict (1946)
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唐·希格尔 actor: 西德尼·格林斯垂特 / 彼得·洛 …
other title: 枉死城 / 判决 …
Mr. Grodman was a respected superintendent at Scotland Yard until a mistake in an investigation caused the execution of an innocent man. He takes the blame and is dismissed, replaced by the obnoxious, gloating Buckley. Feeling vengeful, Grodman would like nothing more than to see Buckley look foolish on the job. His friend Victor Emmric, an artist with macabre tastes, wouldn't mind either and soon a mysterious murder occurs that may provide them with the chance.
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三个陌生人 (1946)
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让·尼古拉斯科 actor: 彼得·洛 / 西德尼·格林斯垂特 …
other title: Three Strangers
According to a legend, if three strangers gather before an idol of Kwan Yin (the Chinese goddess of fortune and destiny) on the night of the Chinese New Year and make a common wish, Kwan Yin will open her eyes and her heart and grant the wish. In London 1938 on the Chinese New Year, Crystal Shackleford has such an idol and decides to put the legend to the test. She picks two random strangers off the street, and puts the proposition to them. They decide that an ideal wish would be for a sweepstakes ticket they buy equal shares in to be a winner. After all, everyone needs money and a pot is very easy to divide equally, right?