THE MAN WHO LAUGHS Screens at Arkadin Cinema at The Heavy Anchor in St. Louis March 9th – Presented by ‘Silents Please STL’

“What a lucky clown you are! You don’t have to wipe off your laugh.”

The Arkadin Cinema, a local independent theater scheduled to open soon, is hosting an film series that takes place in the back lot at The Heavy Anchor (5226 Gravois Ave in St. Louis). Conrad Veidt in THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928) screens Wednesday March 9th. Showtime is 8:00. THE MAN WHO LAUGHS is presented by Silents, Please STL, a local group that aims to promote and preserve the art of silent filmmaking from the early 20th Century through community programming and education. Enter through the front of The Heavy Anchor. Admission is $10 and can be purchased in advance HERE. Bring your own chair. First come, first served. Seating is limited. Food and drinks and available there at The Heavy Anchor. This is a 21+ event, so leave the kids home. A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE. The Arkadin Cinema’s site can be found HERE.

THE MAN WHO LAUGHS is likely best known as the aesthetic inspiration for Batman’s Joker. However, the character of Gwynplaine in this film is anything but a trickster and villain. Disfigured by a king as a child, Gwynplaine, an 18th-century clown becomes the pawn of royalty and star of the freak show of a travelling carnival. Based on the Victor Hugo novel, starting Conrad Veidt (best known for his role as Cesare in THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI), and directed by German expatriate Paul Leni, “The Man Who Laughs is a melodrama, at times even a swashbuckler, but so steeped in expressionist gloom that it plays like a horror film.”This event is 21+ and outdoors on the Backlot of Arkadin Cinema. We are hoping for fair weather but be prepared to bundle up, get cozy, and settle in for an evening with a movie you never knew you needed to see.$10 — your ticket helps support and sustain ongoing programming of silent films in the St. Louis area

(if they have to postpone because of weather, ticket buyers will be offered a refund or you can use your ticket for the rescheduled time or another event)