Benton Theatre
1005 Main Street,
Benton,
KY
42025
1005 Main Street,
Benton,
KY
42025
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The first Benton Theatre was located in the small town of Benton, Kentucky and opened by 1933. The second Benton Theatre was opened by the Chickasaw Amusement Co. on December 9, 1939. It was closed April 6, 1964 with Yul Brynner in “Kings of the Sun”. It was a Ruffin Amusement Company theatre, a very small chain of theatres in the Blue Grass State and Tennessee. It had been demolished by 2008.
Benton did have two drive-ins operating in the late-1950’s.
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Open ~1940-~1964 approximate? Can you verify the exact dates?
~1955-~1961 Ruffian Amusement Co., Inc., of Covington, Tenn. W.F. Ruffin, Jr. President. owned 7 theaters in 1967.
~1964 Rockwood Amusement Co.
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The Benton Theatre closed on April 6, 1964 with “Kings of the Sun.” An article that same year discussed its conversion to office space. It was opened by Chickasaw Amusement Company on December 9, 1939 on a 25-year leasing agreement. The town had a previous Benton Theatre which was operated by W.P. Williams as early as 1933.