398:  Germany, 1 May 1951   

Archival Spaces 398: German Cinema’s Low Point Uploaded 1 May 1951 Today is my birthday. I (and my twin brother, Michael) were born in a medieval town in Germany’s Rhineland, Bad Münstereifel, seven months preemies and weighing 3 lbs each. Since we were born in a convent, not a hospital, we were given an emergencyContinue reading “398:  Germany, 1 May 1951   “

364: Mr. Moto

Archival Spaces 364 Peter Lorre’s Mr. Moto Detective Series Uploaded 10 January 2025 When Adolf Hitler ascended to power on 30 January 1933, Peter Lorre knew he would be at the top of Joseph Goebbels’ enemies list, having been the star of Fritz Lang’s M (1931), a film that called for sympathy for a mentallyContinue reading “364: Mr. Moto”