How old was Peter Lorre in his first movie: The Missing Wife?

Peter Lorre was 23 in The Missing Wife when he played the character 'Patient of a Dentist'.

That was over 95 years ago in 1929.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 1964 he died aged just 59, starring in 105 films in his career, 104 of those after The Missing Wife was first released. If he were alive today he would be 119.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Missing Wife, I think Peter Lorre looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Karl Leiter has worked with Peter Lorre just once in his career.
  • Peter Lorre's first movie was as 'Patient of a Dentist' in The Missing Wife, released in 1929 when he was 23
  • The Missing Wife scores just 0 out of 10 on TMDB.

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