Yuma Theatre
307 S. Main Street,
Yuma,
CO
80759
307 S. Main Street,
Yuma,
CO
80759
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The Yuma Theatre opened its doors on June 24, 1938 with Mickey Rooney in “Lord Jeff” along with Disney’s Mickey Mouse in “Mickey’s Trailer”, Fitzpatrick’s Traveltalks' “Czechoslovakia on Parade”, and a Universal Newsreel (all of these were listed on article and not on the grand opening ad).
The Yuma Theatre is first owned by J.N. Hughes and the husband-and-wife team of Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Powell. The opening of the Yuma Theatre caused a permanent closure to the nearby Gem Theatre also in Yuma.
In 1965, the Yuma Theatre closed for three months following interior remodeling which include a new concession stand and ticket booth.
Throughout its first 50 years of operation, the Yuma Theatre ran a grand total of nearly 6,000 movies (including special showings and children’s matinees) between 1938 and 1988, and still going strong.
Motion Picture Herald, April 24, 1954: “Service clubs at Yuma, Colo., filled the Yuma, Yuma, Colo., managed by Lyle Myers, twice in one evening at $1 a seat for the benefit of the hospital.”
No website. Movie showtimes are listed on their Facebook page or by phone.
Indeed. I’ve probably learned more from CT, than I did in school.
By chaos I meant an erronious movie time, further confused by a movie of the same name as the theater.
Maybe the newspaper ad anyway.
I guess running the remake of “3:10 to Yuma” could have caused chaos.