Brentwood Theatre

2525 S. Brentwood Boulevard,
Brentwood, MO 63119

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MSC77
MSC77 on December 26, 2023 at 8:41 am

Fifty years ago today THE EXORCIST opened here. Brentwood was among only two-dozen cinemas in twenty-one North American markets to play the film at release launch.

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on July 11, 2019 at 1:40 pm

Here is an item from the July 3, 1941 issue of The Film Daily about the Brentwood Theatre:

“Construction is going rapidly along on the new 700-seat theater being erected on Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, Mo. The Stamm Construction Co. of St. Louis are the general contractors. The house will be ready by Dec. 1. It is the first theater to locate in Brentwood.”

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on February 21, 2017 at 8:34 am

1947 photo added courtesy of Eileen Prunty Bax.

rivest266
rivest266 on February 23, 2016 at 3:01 pm

March 13th, 1942 grand opening ad in photo section.

TheWiz
TheWiz on July 15, 2014 at 12:03 pm

I remember in 1973, the Exorcist ran at the Brentwood and the Ellisville, for quite some time. I was an usher at the Ellisville at the time, and was ask to “Help” at the Brentwood by directing traffic in the parking lot… it got crazy on the weekends. It was cold!

TLSLOEWS
TLSLOEWS on March 2, 2010 at 1:45 pm

Nice looking theatre.

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on December 11, 2009 at 5:44 pm

Never went to this theater…but it’s interesting how the black banner were used at this theater. Exaclty the same as the banners on the Fine Arts (Beverly) Theater. The picture of the Brentwood makes it clear this was still the case when RKO-MidAmerica, rather than just MidAmerica, ran the theater. Did other Mid-America theaters have the black banners? Like the Esquire or the Crestwood, for example? Don’t believe the Village Square ever had those…

JAlex
JAlex on June 7, 2009 at 8:59 am

For its first 24 years of operation, the Brentwood was a typical neighborhood house. In 1965, when Mid-America Theatres was beginning its expansion, the Brentwood was remodeled (design by Martin Bloom and Associates) and reopened with the 2nd-run of “My Fair Lady” that December. The first exclusive first-run engagement at the Brentwood followed in April with “A Thousand Clowns.” Long runs were the norm at the Brentwood with “Midnight Cowboy” running 35 weeks; a hardticket engagement of “The Lion in Winter” running 34. Management changed to RKO Mid-America in 1984, then AMC in 1985. Not fitting AMC’s multi-screen pattern, they closed the theatre in July 1986 saying the Brentwood was “old and inefficient.” The theatre reopened as an indie (with $1.50 admission)briefly, from August to October that year. The final film shown was “Legal Eagles.”

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on July 18, 2008 at 1:45 pm

This is a small photo of the H&R Block building, however, the address is 2525.
http://tinyurl.com/6xgppa

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 11, 2006 at 8:16 am

As of 2002, the building was occupied by H&R Block.

KingBiscuits
KingBiscuits on December 30, 2005 at 7:29 pm

The old lady must have been narrow-minded, because it was a Woody Allen film and not a porno.