Peter Lorre vs Peter Lorre
In 1963, Hollywood star Peter Lorre was caught in a bizarre legal battle. Drawing on the court transcripts, Michael Butt's play tells the story of Lorre's fight to protect his name.
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.
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- Mon 1 Sep 2008 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 10 May 2010 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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