Roxy Theatre

The Roxy Theatre closed at end of lease on May 31, 1952 and the final two feature films were Sack Amusements African American film, “Juke Joint,” and the Tim Holt western, “Saddle Legion” supported by a comedy short, a cartoon and two episodes of a serial likely to complete the serial’s run. It had launched July 20, 1939 with Claire Trevor in “One Mile from Heaven” supported by the Columbia cartoon, “The Gorilla Hunt” and the Buster West comedy short, “Jitterbugs.”

This opened on July 20th, 1939. Grand opening ad posted and below Roxy theatre opening Wed, Jul 19, 1939 – 2 · The Selma Times-Journal (Selma, Alabama) · Newspapers.com