Welcome to the first of seven monthly Silent Movies at the Brandon Town Hall this Saturday, May 2, at 7:00 p.m.

Our first movie is "Annie Laurie" (1927) starring Lillian Gish.

Scottish clans battle in this rarely screened MGM epic. Silent-era megastar Lillian Gish plays the leading lady while legions of men do battle in kilts. Gish plays a diplomat's daughter caught in the violent 17th-century feud between the Scottish Campbell and MacDonald clans. Gish, a Campbell, falls in love with rival clan chief Ian MacDonald, complicating peace efforts between the warring sides. As the clans prepare for battle, the romance forces Gish to choose between loyalty to her family or warning the rival MacDonalds in advance of the infamous Massacre of Glencoe. The film's spectacular climax features Gish in a dramatic "race to the rescue" sequence filmed in an early version of Technicolor!

This is a free-will donation event. Get to the Town Hall on time and you will be entered into a raffle with a chance to win $25.00 in Brandon Bucks. The concession will be open; all proceeds will go toward sponsoring the 2027 Silent Movie Series, and the AC or heat will be on if needed. We hope to see you there.

Dennis Marden, for the former "Friends of the Brandon Town Hall"