Milwain Theater
Front Street,
Bardwell,
KY
42023
Front Street,
Bardwell,
KY
42023
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The Milwain Theater was built in 1929 by J. A. Milwain. Prior to the Milwain Theater being built, J. A. Milwain operated an earlier theater at the same location. The name of that theater was the Red Moon Theater which was demolished and replaced by the Milwain Theater. The Milwain Theatre was opened on July 27, 1929 with Karl Dane in “China Bound”. It suffered damage by a fire in May 1943. It reopened in June 1944. It was closed on January 28, 1964 with Elvis Presley in “Girls, Girls, Girls”.
It reopened under new operators later in 1963 and closed again on September 12, 1970 with Dan Blocker in “The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County”. Another operator took over and it reopened on March 1, 1974 with Ryan O'Neal in “Paper Moon. This was a short lived venture as it had a midnight screening on April 7, 1974 with "The Erotic Adventures of Zorro” which resulted in the operator, Louis Aldridge being taken to court and found guilty of exhibiting an obscene film. The Milwain Theater never reopened and was offered ‘For Sale’. It was demolished in December 1991.
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It has been demolished. It was built in 1929
The Milwain was launched by Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Millwain on Front Street. The Milwain opened on July 27, 1929 with “China Bound.” Leta Milwain ran the venue for decades. The Milwain was damaged by fire in May of 1943 and, due to War rules and shortages, it was unable to reopen until 1944. The Milwain then closed on January 28, 1963 with Elvis in “Girls, Girls, Girls.” It reopened late that year and continued. It closed again on September 12, 1970 with “The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico Country.”
Louis Aldridge relit the Milwain one last time on a subleasing agreement. It reopened with “Paper Moon” on March 1, 1974. A midnight screening of Jacqueline Giroux in “The Erotic Adventures of Zorro” on April 7, 1974 was ostensibly the end of the line with Aldridge found guilty of exhibiting an obscene film. The theatre was then offered for sale. The theatre was finally razed in December of 1991 to rid it from the tax role By Leon Terry.