Strand Theatre

Main Street,
Ellington, MO 63638

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The Theatre opened with Movies by October 1, 1925. By October 17, 1925, it begins advertising as the Imp Theatre. The theatre closed on March 12, 1932 unable to convert to sound. It reopened on October 29, 1932 still silent. Open sporadically through 1934, it finally showed a sound film in March of that year.

Lead Belt Amusement Circuit took on the venue in June of 1934 equipping with a sound system. R.C. Jordan and R.H. Shy renamed it as the Strong Theatre with “Police Car No. 19” on June 23, 1934. It remained operational into the 1950s.