85th Anniversary | Presented by Emprise Bank

I hate him! I love him! He’s a scoundrel! He’s a saint! He’s crazy! He’s a genius!

Orson Welles’ masterwork (Number 1 in the American Film Institute’s list of Best American Movies) dazzles. It’s grand entertainment, sharply acted (starting many of Welles’ Mercury Players on the road to thriving film careers) and directed with inspired visual flair. Chronicling the stormy life of an influential publishing tycoon, this Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winner (1941) is rooted in themes of power, corruption, vanity–the American Dream lost in the mystery of a dying man’s last word: “Rosebud.”

Starring: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Directed by: Orson Welles

Rated PG

Join us on Thursdays for our monthly Anniversary Film Series events as we celebrate timeless cinema and the magic of the big screen experience. We start the 2026 series at Century II Mary Jane Teall Theater before returning home to the Orpheum Theatre starting with Citizen Kane in September.

2026 Anniversary Film Series passes go on sale at 10am on December 3! A limited number will be 50% off, so snag yours early. Each pass includes one ticket to every film in the series and can be purchased at selectaseat.com, by phone at 316.755.SEAT, or in person at the Select-A-Seat Box Office at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Tickets to individual films go on sale Wednesday, January 7, 2026.