Denville Theater
26 Broadway,
Denville,
NJ
07834
26 Broadway,
Denville,
NJ
07834
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Previously operated by: Independent Theater Service Inc., Snaper Circuit
Functions: Retail
Styles: Art Deco
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Built in the 1930’s, by 1957 it was operated by the Snaper Circuit. It was still open in 1961, but closed in the late-1980’s or early-1990’s. This Art Deco style movie theater now houses an interior decorating firm.
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Listed in the 1970 Film Daily Yearbook as part of Triangle Theatre Service Inc.
Listed as part of the Snaper Circuit in the 1961 Film Daily Yearbook.
Here is a 1941 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2fe4wg
This short film used to precede the features at the Denville in the early 1950s. The theater can be seen in the last fifteen seconds or so, if you want to fast forward through the rest of it:
http://tinyurl.com/aks6co
From the 1950s a photo postcard of the DenvilleTheater in Denville.
When did the theater close?
As a kid growing up in Boonton Township, circa 50s and 60s, I saw a lot of movies in this Theater! Lots of memories! I have vivid memories of seeing, The Three Stooges in Orbit,“ in 1962. it was only the 4th full feature film done by the Three Stooges. By this time, it was with Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita!
The interior decorating business is gone and the theater is now home to a candy store.
As Far as Arial images shown, it seemed some of the theater exteriors have been removed by the mid 1990s, so for now we’ll just pin point the exact time of closure to be either the late 80s or early 90s.
Closed as a mainstream house on February 8, 1981 with “Mountain Family Robinson” and “The Mirror Crack’d”. The Denville reopened as an X-rated theater the following week and lasted for five months before officially closing on June 28, 1981.