Peter Lorre

This page collects the films featuring Peter Lorre reviewed at Master of Worlds: “Casablanca (1942)”, “M (1931)”, and “The Maltese Falcon (1941)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.

M 1931 review

M (1931)

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Fritz Lang’s 1931 German film. Peter Lorre as a child murderer hunted by both police and the criminal underworld. The first proper serial killer film.

Casablanca 1942 review

Casablanca (1942)

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Curtiz’s 1942 wartime romance. Bogart, Bergman, Henreid. The most quoted American film ever made. Holds every position it took during shooting.

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