He ran away from home, worked as a bank clerk, and after stage training in Vienna made his acting debut in Zurich. He remained unknown, traveling for seven years acting in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, until Fritz Lang cast him as the psychopathic child killer in "M.” After several more German films, as the Nazis came to power, he left for Paris, London and, in 1935, Hollywood. He began his pairing with Sydney Greenstreet as Joel Cairo in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), continued in "Casablanca" (1942) and seven other films during the early 1940s. Vintage glossy 8 x 10 photo of Lorre leaning on his arms, signed and inscribed in green fountain pen “To Ned, Good luck, Peter Lorre.” Matted to an overall size of 10.75 x 12. Scattered light creases and surface marks and a small area of surface loss to lower right corner, otherwise fine condition. PSA/DNA LOA and R&R COA.
