Malco's Twin Theatre
1400 U Street S.,
Fort Smith,
AR
72901
1400 U Street S.,
Fort Smith,
AR
72901
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Final day of performances: December 1st, 1995. “closed for repairs” ad posted.
Opened with “Battle of Britain” in Screen 1 and “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” in Screen 2.
This became the Malco’s Twin on October 23rd, 1980. Another ad posted.
United Artists opened the Minitek Cinemas on March 17th, 1970 with two screens in what became a busy year for new theatres with Malco Trio opening in June and the AMC Phoenix Village Two on Christmas Day. Grand opening ad posted.
Opened in March 1970.
I believe this theater was called the UA Minitek in 1977 and 1978.
At the same time, there was a two screen theater located inside a mall. I can’t recall the name of the mall or that theater’s name.
There was also the Malco 3 at the other mall, which I think was called Central Mall.
According to an affidavit filed in the lawsuit UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE CIRCUIT, INC., v. William Powell THOMPSON, Prosecuting Attorney of Sebastian County, State of Arkansas, and Jim Tittle, Sheriff of Sebastian County, State of Arkansas, Defendants.
This theatre’s address is 1400 South “U” Street, Fort Smith, AR
It is likely that this is one of the theatres resulting from a partnership between United Artist Theatre Circuit’s Minitek subsidiary and the Holiday Inn hotel chain. UATC/Minitek and Holiday Inn partnered in late-1969 to construct and operate minicinema theatres (with small capacity, automated projection, and easy formatting into shopping-center locations).
The first of the Holiday Inn Minitek theatres (probably this theatre) was opened in Fort Smith in March of 1970. Despite what it says above, the theatre was a twin theatre, though, with two 350-seat auditoriums.