I was going through some past emails and I found this post from my old Yahoo group
On Feb. 6, the "Old Movie Section" blog posted this "tintype" of
Peter, written by Sidney Skolsky, taken from a book titled "Tintypes". Peter was working on "Crime and Punishment" at the time:
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11/27/1935 HCN Tintypes
By Sidney Skolsky
Peter Lorre is in his dressing room. It generally takes him an hour
to dress for his role in Crime and Punishment. He does this slowly,
intentionally. He believes it aids him to portray the character.
He goes on the set and stands in for himself. He is one of the few
big actors who do this. He poses under the hot lights while director
von Sternberg arranges them and the camera. He does this because von Sternberg, who is particular about lighting a scene and an actor, asks him to do it. It means hard work for him, but he admires von Sternberg.
While on the set he has a favorite drink, a mixture of raspberry syrup and water. He makes everyone sample it. While making a flicker he doesn't eat much. His lunch consists merely of sliced fresh fruit, usually peaches.
He walks about, whether it be in the studio or in a restaurant, much
in the same manner as he did in M. People who have seen him in this
great flicker are scared when they first see him in person. He knows
this and is greatly amused by it.
It was his excellent performance in M which got him a contract with
Columbia. Before coming to America, he signed to play in the flicker,
The Man Who Knew Too Much, to learn to speak English. He is good at languages and was quite adept at English in six weeks. He spoke
better English in the latter reels of The Man Who Knew Too Much than he did in the beginning.
He was born in the village of Rosenberg, Hungary, on June 26, 1904.
It was after he completed high school that he ran away from home to
become an actor. In one early theatrical job he was given a three-
line part. After the rehearsals the lines were taken away from him
because he overacted. The director said he would be a standout by
merely walking across the stage.
He is five feet 5 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, has brown prominent
eyes, brown hair, and rosy cheeks. A strange villain.
He speaks in a low, confidential voice which cannot be heard very far
away. At the studio he will visit different offices. He amuses friends by acting and making faces. When telling a story he acts out all the characters.
He is a mild, pleasant person. He has a house at Santa Monica to
which he invites his few friends for breakfast or dinner. He prefers
to test by himself in his garden here. He seldom barks. He is not a
visitor to the Hollywood gay places.
He enjoys watching tennis and football. His favorite sport is wrestling. He attends the bouts regularly. He once waited until after
a match to ask Man Mountain Dean for an autograph.
He is married to Cecilie Lvovsky, an actress. They met when they were both appearing in the German play, "The Candidate," and were married when they met again in London. He was making a flicker. They were married during a lunch hour, and Lorre was in the make-up he used in The Man Who Knew Too Much. They haven't any nicknames for each other.
He makes charcoal sketches, landscapes and portraits, and is a good artist for his own amusement. He likes to listen to classical music. He detests bright red fingernail polish on women.
He insists that if he did not have to act, he would not. Acting, he says, is a child's profession for a grown up. "But," he slyly adds, "I love it."
When he isn't working he relishes a big meal. He likes Hungarian
goulash and is especially fond of new potatoes in cream. He will talk
about food and give a lecture on why a certain salami is better than
another type of salami.
He is not at all particular about clothes. He doesn't try or pretend to be fashionable. He always carries plenty of baggage, most of which he never uses. He claims it looks good when you're traveling.
He likes cold showers and actually takes them.
He seldom carries money with him. Often he has run into a shop to buy a package of cigarets [sic], has found himself without a penny, and has had to write out a check for 15 cents. He sleeps alone in a twin bed. He wears pajamas, and on warm nights he wears only the jacket. He always reads himself to sleep.
He has a clause in his contract. Each day before work he is allowed
to run into Boris Karloff's dressing room and frighten him.
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