Gem Theatre

227 E. Main Street,
Festus, MO 63028

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50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on June 13, 2024 at 1:27 pm

The Idle Hour Theatre opened in 1911 and closed as a movie house on December 29, 1936 with Shirley Temple in “Temple Stowaway” (unknown if extras added) due to the opening of the Miller Theatre nearby. It would eventually become a special events house. In February 1946 following modernization, the Idle Hour Theatre was renamed “Miller Junior Theatre”.

On April 24, 1947, movies returned to the former Idle Hour and reopened as the Gem Theatre.