Peter Lorre v Peter Lorre
By Michael Butt.
Towards the end of his unique career, movie star Peter Lorre found himself
at the centre of a strange legal case. Incorporating verbatim extracts from
the court transcripts, Michael Butt's play wonders what was going through
Lorre's troubled mind as he fought to protect his name.
Peter Lorre.........Stephen Greif
Lester Salkow.......Peter Marinker
Helen Hafner.........Helen Longworth
Eugene Weingand.....Kenneth Collard
Jack Paar/Barclay.....Nathan Osgood
Judge Burnett Wolfson..John Rowe
Robert Shutan......Kerry Shale
Curtis Gemmil......John Chancer
Director: Toby Swift.
Peter Lorre always fascinated me. He seemed so perfectly made to be in the 'horror-noir' of the 1930s and 1940s. I am interested in listening to this offering and thank you so much for it.
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This looks very interesting, thanks for sharing this! Who even knew???
Dear Rick -
Peter Lorre always fascinated me. He seemed so perfectly made to be in the 'horror-noir' of the 1930s and 1940s. I am interested in listening to this offering and thank you so much for it.
Bob
Wow - this sounds really interesting ! Thanks for putting up so many good documentaries !!
Interesting