Quail Twin Theatre

10950 N. May Avenue,
Oklahoma City, OK 73132

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rivest266
rivest266 on October 30, 2022 at 9:08 pm

Closed in February 1974 after the collapse of the Entertainment theatres chain and reopened by Commonwealth Theatres on August 7th, 1974. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on August 23, 2018 at 11:38 pm

This opened on December 20th, 1968. Quail Twin Theatre openingQuail Twin Theatre opening Fri, Dec 20, 1968 – 15 · The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) · Newspapers.com

alcheous
alcheous on March 11, 2018 at 5:54 am

I was the final manager of the theater. It closed in 1988, not 1985. At the time it closed, it had the last 70mm projector in town.

Flying Scotsman
Flying Scotsman on January 29, 2018 at 11:43 pm

I used to see many films here. Very nice. I remember seeing Star Trek: The Motion Picture on opening night here.

Dan
Dan on May 27, 2015 at 4:23 pm

Laser Quest only has one of the auditoriums. The other has been converted into some sort of garage.

Loridawn
Loridawn on February 2, 2014 at 4:18 am

Sorry, but this was not built on the site of the old Twilight Gardens. Twilight was at May & Britton. Quail was at Hefner & Britton.

seymourcox
seymourcox on July 16, 2010 at 7:14 pm

Roadside Oklahoma web page has modern photos of the former Quail Twin Cinema. Looks like the lobby is now a bagel shop.
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/508

seymourcox
seymourcox on April 7, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Once I saw a first rate (mid ‘70s) photo of this theatre snapped by Jeff Chapman. Wish he would allow it to be posted because it demonstrates just how classy this cinema really was.

KingBiscuits
KingBiscuits on December 17, 2008 at 3:37 am

Earthquake and Young Frankenstein came out in 1974.

NeonSky
NeonSky on December 17, 2008 at 3:12 am

I saw the first run of WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY there in ‘71, EARTHQUAKE (in Sensurround), YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in '72, and many, many more. I remember seeing Danny Williams in the lobby too. Just sayin’!

FlyingScotsman
FlyingScotsman on December 10, 2007 at 5:00 am

The Quail Twin Theatre was not demolished, It currently serves as a Laser Tag gaming place.