Dixie Cinema
109 N. Oak Street,
Holdenville,
OK
74848
109 N. Oak Street,
Holdenville,
OK
74848
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The Dixie Theatre launched May 21, 1926 with Sally O'Neill in “Mike” at 109 North Oak Street. The building appears to have been demolished in the 1970s. J.W. Cotter - operator of the Grand and the Dixie - converted both to sound.
The Dixie to sound on September 14, 1930 with Lila Lee in “Murder Will Out.” Griffith Brothers Amusement Circuit updated the theatre with new projection in 1947 and added a balcony for African American patrons. Both the Grand and Dixie passed into Video Independent operation when it bought out Griffith.
The recent opening of C.F. Morris’s new Dixie Theatre in Holdenville was announced in the July 9, 1926, issue of The Film Daily.
These vintage photos show that the “economy” Art Deco makeover of the old Dixie just didn’t work;
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/400
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