Ritz Theater

205 W. Main Street,
Durant, OK 74701

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on December 9, 2022 at 7:28 am

The Queen Theatre was crowned with public favor opening January 24, 1920 with Dorothy Phillips in “Paid in Advance.” She suffered a minor fire following the January 14, 1928 showings of Art Acord in “Hard Fists” and Julia Faye in “Turkish Delight” but appears to have closed thereafter without converting to sound.

But the venue was overhauled and relit as the Ritz Theatre, playing Western Electric talkies beginning on December 18, 1931 with Loretta Young in “I Like Your Nerve.” It last advertised on March 26, 1957 with “Naked Gun” and, though the venue hosted events in its lobby, its cinematic days had passed. In August of 1961, the venue was remodeled for Babcock Brothers Aut

raybradley
raybradley on March 23, 2011 at 1:32 pm

Here is a modern day look at both the Ritz and Colonial,
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