Graham Cinema
119 N. Main Street,
Graham,
NC
27253
119 N. Main Street,
Graham,
NC
27253
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Here is my picture from December 2010.
Excuse me, WORLD FAMOUS JOKE LINE!
On the Graham Cinema web site there is a t-shirt there for sale that says “Home of Tim Bob’s joke line, since 1928.” http://www.grahamcinema.net/GC_Merch.htm
I used ot listen to this guy when I managed movie theaters years ago. A lady I was dating at the time was my manager and she gave me his phone number and we would call it late at night and laugh our noses off.
2007 photo of the Graham Cinema
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The February 1, 1941, issue of Boxoffice said that upon completion of the remodeling of their Alco Theatre in Graham, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Thompson would close their Graham Theatre for a complete renovation. The same issue mentions the Graham among a number of theaters that were to be reseated. The September 13 issue of Boxoffice reported that the Graham would be reopened on the 15th.
Given the date of renovation and reseating, I think this theater might have been around before 1935, perhaps under a different name. I can’t find any Boxoffice items about theaters in Graham from before 1941, though.
Boxoffice of October 7, 1963, said that Stewart & Everett Theatres had taken over the Graham Theatre from Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Thompson, who had operated the house for 36 years.
Header should have an AKA Graham Theatre. The Graham was operated by Stewart & Everett from 1969 thru 1980. initiall opened as the Graham Theatre in 1935.
…….“one of the last old-style theaters in North Carolina that hasn’t been chopped into smaller theaters.” This is music to my ears! There is a book entitled Our Vanishing Americana by Mike Lassiter of Davidson NC that features many things such as single screen theatres, drug stores with soda fountains, hot dog stands and general stores.
1981 photo of the Graham Theatre ICinema).
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Drove by this theater today,while looking for the PO.Going strong,obviously.This is such a cute little city,it belongs in the movies itself.
Here is a 2008 photo.
I believe the theater once held more seats,before the new arrangement.It is a LARGE theater for the size town.
Graham Cinema now has a website:
http://www.grahamcinema.net/
It lists showtimes and even has Graham Cinema items (ie. t-shirts, etc) for sale.
This is a recent photo of the Graham Cinema.
Here is another photo of the Graham Cinema.
This is another photo of the Graham Cinema.
I would hardly describe a theatre with 777 seats as “huge.” The appropriate adjective is “small.”
Here is a small photo of the Graham Cinema.
The Cinema also has really comfortable seats with drink holders and plenty of legroom, free refills on popcorn, and a terrific sound system. Tim-Bob, the owner, still shows a vintage cartoon (Tom and Jerry, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny) before every movie.
The Graham Theatre seats 777 people.
Yep, this is the same one. :) He picks up prints from my theatre all of the time. The recording number is (336)226-1488. This guy runs his theatre really well and it shows.
If this is the theater i am thinking of, its owner puts some of the wildest outgoing messages on the theater’s answering machine.