His first American films were Mad Love (1935) and Crime and Punishment (1935). While in England, Lorre made The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) under the direction of Alfred Hitchcock. When those damn Nazis started messing up Germany, Lorre left Germany, for Paris, London, and then Hollywood. His first large role was when Fritz Lang cast him as a manic child killer in M (1931). He made his stage debut in Zurich before moving to Germany. As a youth, Lorre ran away from home and began studying theater in Vienna. Peter Lorre was born in 1904 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Sadly, she died early at the age of 54 in 1954. Except for a great performance in Flamingo Road (1949) her career was essentially over. Of course, like so many others, the role that I respect her for the most is the understated stepmother, Hortense Derry, in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). She then delivered the line “He used to be a big shot.” In The Maltese Falcon (1941) she had a small part as the unfaithful wife of murdered private investigator Miles Archer. George played a bar owner that had actor James Cagney die in her lab after killing his rival played by Humphrey Bogart. She has other major roles with Madame X (1937) and Marie Antoinette (1938). She was next in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) for which she received a best actress Oscar nomination. Gladys returned to film Straight is the Way (1934). She was doing well until she was severely burned in an accident. George started working in silent films with Red Hot Dollars (1919). At the age of three, she began working in a vaudeville act with her parents. While his parents were acting in Maine, Gladys was born around 1900. Gladys George had a small role as Iva Archer, wife of PI Miles Archer. Her last film was a great one, Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). During the 1950s she was only in 5 films. Following this, her career began to taper off. Of course, that year she was in The Maltese Falcon (1941). She earned a Best Supporting Actress for The Great Lie (1941). Astor was able to make the transition to talkies with films such as Red Dust (1932), Convention City (1933), Man of Iron (1935), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). These were followed by other silent roles such as Beau Brummel (1924) and Don Juan (1926). At the age of 14, she was spotted by a Hollywood big wig and given a small role in The Scarecrow (1920). Her parents thought she was a beautiful baby and began entering her in beauty pageants. Mary Astor played the role of Brigid O’Shaughnessy. Bond was covered in It’s A Wonderful Life (1946). Ward Bond played the role of Detective Tom Polhaus. Humphrey Bogart played the main character Detective Samuel Spade The great Humphrey Bogart was covered in Sahara (1943). Today’s movie is a Film-Noir classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) which I will go out on a limb and say this is maybe the best film ever made. So, as I did for other important numbers, I will go with a Humphrey Bogart film. I want to thank you for all the support that you have given me as I have endeavored to produce this podcast. Today is a major milestone, 100 podcasts.
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