CAMPTON — Harold Lloyd, one of the most popular film stars of the 1920s, stars in "The Kid Brother" (1927), a feature-length film regarded as his masterpiece, which will be screened by the Campton Historical Society on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The event is free and open to all at Old Campton Town Hall, and starts with a pot luck dinner at 5 p.m. The film program begins at 6 p.m. Those attending the pot luck dinner are asked to bring soup, bread, salad, main dish, dessert or beverage.
Music during the pot luck will be played by members of the Fiddlehead Field Kids Orchestra.
The film co-stars Jobyna Ralston, Walter James, Eddie Boland, and Constantine Romanoff.
"Seeing a Harold Lloyd film with live music and an audience is one of the great experiences of the cinema of any era," said Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based silent film musician who will accompany the film.
"Films such as 'The Kid Brother' were designed for a specific environment. If you can put those conditions together again, you can get a sense of why people first fell in love with the movies," Rapsis said.
Old Campton Town Hall is at 529 Route 175. For more information, visit camptonhistorical.org and jeffrapsis.com.
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