Gem Theatre

215 N. Main Street,
Quitman, TX 75783

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Gem Theatre ... Quitman Texas

The Gem Theatre was open prior to 1940. The Gem Theatre is listed in the 1957 Film Daily Yearbook with 250 seats. It was closed on September 26, 1964. By 2013 it was in use as a church, but they had vacated the building by 2017.

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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on May 2, 2020 at 7:58 pm

Veteran showman Theo Miller had been in the film exhibition business nearly 25 years with three other area theaters in the silent era and sound era. One of his earliest was the Pastime Theater in downtown Quitman which would be converted to a hardware store. Miller then launched the Gem Theatre also in downtown Quitman on May 18, 1939 with the film, “Pirates of the Sky.” He closed the theatre on December 31, 1959 ending the theater’s continuous run after 20 years.

But the Gem would get one more shot relaunching November 22, 1963 with “Blue Hawaii.” It closed for the final time (apparently) on September 26, 1964 with a two shorts and a feature with “Zoo Who” and “Jamaica Jive” supporting “The Incredible Journey.”

DavidZornig
DavidZornig on May 2, 2020 at 8:25 pm

Address is 215 N. Main Street.
Brand New Church was the tenant in 2013.
Vacated by 2017.

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