The theater was owned and operated by Johnny James of Cotton Plant in the 1940s/1950s. His stepdaughter, Rosemary Proctor Hamilton, includes anecdotes about the theatre and Mr. James in her 2008 book, “Only When I’m High: The Runways of a Southern Belle” (available at Amazon.com for $17.98). Mr. James eventually got out of the movie theater business and went to work for the U.S. Postal Service.
The theater was owned and operated by Johnny James of Cotton Plant in the 1940s/1950s. His stepdaughter, Rosemary Proctor Hamilton, includes anecdotes about the theatre and Mr. James in her 2008 book, “Only When I’m High: The Runways of a Southern Belle” (available at Amazon.com for $17.98). Mr. James eventually got out of the movie theater business and went to work for the U.S. Postal Service.