Joy Theatre
Moss Point,
MS
39563
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Previously operated by: Joy's Theaters Inc.
Previous Names: New Joy Theatre
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Replacing an earlier Joy Theatre which was destroyed by fire only two months after its opening. The New Joy Theatre was opened on February 13, 1936 with Kay Francis in “I Found Stella Parish”. It was destroyed by fire on December 31, 1958.
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The original Joy Theatre in Moss Point was part of Joy Houck’s New Orleans Joy Theatre Circuit and launched on October 9, 1935 with the William A. Seiter directed film, “Orchids to You.” Within two months, fire destroyed both the theatre and the Spann-McRae Department store.
The Joy was rebuilt and relaunched as the New Joy Theatre on February 13, 1936 with Kay Francis in “I Found Stella Parish.” William M. Cook and his wife took over operation of the venue in the early 1950s equipping it for widescreen presentation of CinemaScope titles. The Joy burned down on December 31, 1958 just an hour after the final show played.