Alvo Theatre
111 W. Cherokee Street,
Medford,
OK
73759
111 W. Cherokee Street,
Medford,
OK
73759
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The Alvo Theatre was opened on April 12, 1913. It was closed on December 5, 1948 with Pat O'Brien in “Flowing Gold”.
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Medford’s first full time movie theatre launched on April 12, 1913 as the Alvo Theatre, J.T. Henderson took on the operation in 1923. The Henderson family operated the town’s cinema business for decades converting it to sound in 1929. The venue got a major refresh in 1938 with new seating. The Alvo moniker lasted into the TV age. They Hendersons operated the local cinema as the Mawil Theatre in the 1950s and 1960s. Eventually the theatre closed and became a florist.
Both the Alvo and the Mawil Theatres are actually two different theaters in Medford.
The Mawil Theatre nearby opened its doors on June 16, 1948 with June Haver in “Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!” along with an unnamed cartoon and a Universal Newsreel. In connection to the Mawil’s opening, the Alvo Theatre nearby changed its schedule to weekends only.
This didn’t last long, and the Alvo Theatre closed on December 5, 1948 with Pat O'Brien in “Flowing Gold” along with an unnamed cartoon. This left the Mawil Theatre as the only movie theater in Medford and was still open in 1966.