Stardust Theatre

Hooker, OK 73945

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Styles: Spanish Colonial

Previous Names: Mission Theatre

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Following is courtesy of roadsideoklahoma link;
"The Mission Theatre operated in Hooker for nearly 35 years and was opened by AD and Mary Brawner. Around 1927, the first talking movie was shown at the Mission Theatre, the movie was “The Virginian”. The theatre showed a variety of movies and live acts."

In April 1959 it was renamed Stardust Theatre by its new owner Joe B. Johnson & his wife.

Contributed by Royce

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Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois
Ret. AKC (NAC) CCC Bob Jensen, Manteno, Illinois on February 19, 2011 at 8:46 am

Open at least from ~1927-~1955? Can anyone verify the exact dates?

Need an address.

More info and photos are always welcome.

raybradley
raybradley on February 23, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Looking at google maps (street view) on Main and Broadway, any one of those commercial buildings could have housed a cinema.

MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on May 4, 2021 at 9:47 am

Boxoffice, May 11, 1959: “Joe B. Johnston and wife of Hooker, newcomers to the theatre business, have purchased the Mission Theatre from A. D. Brawner, who retired after 50 years with the Rock Island railroad. The Johnstons have renamed the theatre the Stardust.”

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