This film is presented by Silents, Please! STL and will feature a special introduction from SPSTL’s Kate Stewart.

Silents, Please! STL and Arkadin Cinema and Bar are gearing up for Silent Movie Day 2024. We will be hosting nearly 3.5 hours of programming, beginning with nearly two hours of shorts from the silent era. These will consist of mainly comedies, but there may be a few magical delights included to tickle the senses. A breadth of works from early cinema to the end of the silent era will be featured. 

Following a brief intermission, we will be featuring one of the best films you’ve never seen, SO THIS IS PARIS (1926) from comedic master Ernst Lubitsch. A love quadrangle of mixed-up communications and feelings, Lubitsch deftly juggles the chaos of love and lies colliding in the most humorous of ways — climaxing with a chaotic and transcendent jazz ball, with more feathers and sparkles than you can imagine. You won’t want to miss this treasure of a film as we celebrate the art of silent cinema on September 29, 2024.

Admission to the Shorts Program is free, and the feature is $5.

Arkadin does not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, as sensitivities vary from person to person. However, we encourage researching titles to determine if a screening may contain content that could be upsetting to you. Please feel free to contact us for guidance on specific films. Information about content can also be found on Common Sense Media, IMDB and DoesTheDogDie.com, as well as through general internet searches.

THEATER POLICIES

All seats are first-come, first-served.

The theater opens one hour prior to showtime, except for “Happy Hour” events when the theater will open at the event’s start time.

All ages are welcome at Arkadin except for Drinkolas Cage events, which are restricted to 21+. We follow the MPAA rating guidelines for all other films.

Tickets can be purchased using the BUY TICKETS link above. Upon ordering, you will receive a confirmation email from Square. Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the show at the concession counter.

If you’ve purchased advance tickets, when you arrive, please give your name at the concession counter to check in.

Tickets are returnable by sending a request through the contact form located on our About Us page prior to showtime.

When an event is sold out, we reserve the right to release open seats to customers on the waitlist. If you have a pre-purchased ticket and arrive late and there is no seat for you, your ticket will be refunded.

All screenings are held in our indoor theater unless indicated otherwise in the event description above.

Please respect your fellow movie-goers by remaining quiet and refraining from using your cell phone throughout the screening.