Winter Nights: The Strong Man

(1926, dir. Frank Capra, 75 mins., NR)
The collaboration between the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and IMA continues with a Valentine’s Day screening of The Strong Man – the first feature-length film directed by Frank Capra. Paul Bergot (Harry Landon) becomes pen-pals with Mary Brown (Pricilla Bonner) during The Great War and quickly falls in love with her. Once the war is over, Bergot travels to America as the assistant to vaudevillian strongman “Zandow the Great” and begins his search for Mary. Will he ever find her? Kirk Trevor, conductor and Eric Grayson, projectionist.

Promotional support for Winter Nights Film Series is provided by NUVO: Indy's Alternative Voice