Murray Theater

323 SW C Avenue,
Lawton, OK 73501

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on April 11, 2021 at 8:24 pm

The Murray Theatre at Lawton, Oklahoma, was mentioned in the August 17, 1918 issue of The Moving Picture World. The house must have been in operation for several years by then, as the chapter “The Devil Worshipers” of the serial Exploits of Elaine, in the ad for the Murray on our photo page, was released on December 28, 1914.

RDuncan1944
RDuncan1944 on March 29, 2015 at 5:41 pm

burnt down in 1961, fire started in furniture store next door. sprinkler system did not help, you were allowed to smoke in theater. it was a shotgun house. call 580-379-0362, Ron Duncan

rivest266
rivest266 on March 29, 2014 at 1:31 pm

Listings stopped in 1961 for this cinema.

raybradley
raybradley on March 2, 2011 at 6:41 pm

Here is what the neighborhood looks like nowadays,
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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 27, 2010 at 6:21 pm

The building at the current location looks like a typical seventies retail strip. Not sure if the theater is still around.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on March 27, 2010 at 6:18 pm

Here is a May 1956 ad from the Lawton Constitution:
http://tinyurl.com/yje3zfl

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on July 24, 2005 at 8:33 am

Listed with varying seating capacities in editions of Film Daily Yearbook; 1940 and 1943=500. In the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. the seating capacity is given as 300.