Harlem Theatre

5 Bell Avenue,
Lawton, OK 73507

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This theater was in opened on October 1, 1944 with Ethel Waters in “Cabin in the Sky”. It operated thru at least 1955 as an African-American theatre.

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Ken Roe
Ken Roe on July 24, 2005 at 8:26 am

Listed in Film Daily Yearbook’s editions 1945-1955 as operating as a Negro theatre.

dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on October 19, 2019 at 10:45 am

The Harlem Theater appears to have opened in 1945 at 5 Bell Avenue.The theatre was sold for $5,000 in 1946 with new operators appearing to have completed a ten year lease on the Harlem Theater. It appears to have been demolished for a modern strip retail complex.

rivest266
rivest266 on October 7, 2025 at 11:11 am

Opened October 1st, 1944. Grand opening ad posted.

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