The Brandon Town Hall will once again play host to the wildly popular Jeff Rapsis, silent Movie presenter. For years the Friends of the Brandon Town Hall (FOTH) would produce this unique monthly offering. With the FOTH completing their mission to renovate the town hall, their organization ceased operations BUT have worked to fund this time-honored late-spring to fall monthly offering. Free admission, donations accepted (donations will be used to fund the future year's silent movie series)
2026 Series!
Saturday, May 2...."Annie Laurie" (1927) starring Lillian Gish. Rarely-screened MGM epic about Scottish clan battles featuring silent era megastar Lillian Gish as leading lady while legions of men do battle in kilts. Highlighted by legendary cliff-hanger climax!
Saturday, June 13..."The Kid" (1921) starring Charlie Chaplin & Jackie Coogan. Chaplin's breakthrough comedy/drama finds the Tramp raising an infant against all odds. Highlighted by the amazing work of five-year-old Googan. Great prep for Father's Day.
Saturday, July 18..."The Black Pirate" (1926) starring Douglas Fairbanks Sr. The granddaddy of all pirate films, with Fairanks as an athletic young aristocrat who seeks revenge by joining the pirate band responsible for his father's death. Filmed in color!!
Saturday, August 15...."Son of the Sheik" (1926) starring Rudolph Valentino. This marks the 100th anniversary of Valentino's untimely death with his final picture; a rip-roaring sequel to "The Sheik", full of romance, adventure, and thrills.
Saturday, September 12..."Hot Water" (1924) starring Harold Lloyd. Unusual for Lloyd, a domestic comedy in which he's already married the girl of his dreams, but now must deal with a house full of dreadful in-laws, Great silent film comedy!
Saturday, October 24...."The Bat" (1926) directed by Roland West. A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer. Early horror film thought lost until recent rediscovery!
Saturday, November 14..."The Navigator" (1924) starring Buster Keaton. Set sail with Buster Keaton in his classic comedy about a spoiled rich couple marooned all alone on a drifting ocean liner. Visual comedy at its finest!