Temple Cinema

101 S. Pennsylvania Avenue,
Mangum, OK 73554

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Styles: Streamline Moderne

Previous Names: Temple Theatre

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Temple Cinema ... Mangum Oklahoma

Located on the corner of S. Pennsylvania Avenue & E. Jefferson Street. The Masonic Building was built in 1928. The Temple Theatre was opened on July 1, 1929 with Colleen Moore in “Synthetic Sin”. It was a single screen 800-seat ‘talkie’ theatre. 1937 and 1965 photos reveal that the Temple Cinema had formerly been a (circa 1920) Masonic Temple. An attractive neon marquee letterboard was added over the main entrance when this building converted over to movie use. A quasi-modernist flair permeated the fancy auditorium, and in an earlier era a finely draped stage most certainly hosted vaudeville acts and stage productions.

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seymourcox
seymourcox on August 17, 2007 at 7:33 pm

See for yourself period shots of the Temple exterior & interior. Type in word “temple”, then hit search …
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Don Lewis
Don Lewis on April 17, 2009 at 2:59 pm

A movie theater ad from 1948 for the Temple Theaterwith western movie star Tim Holt signing autographs.

raybradley
raybradley on July 14, 2010 at 8:06 pm

Several vintage photos of the old Temple Theatre can be seen here. Not too sure about the attempted Art Deco redo,
http://www.roadsideoklahoma.com/node/437

raybradley
raybradley on March 14, 2011 at 5:04 pm

From google maps comes this a modern day view of the former Temple Theatre (minus marguee), Pensylvania and Jefferson,
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dallasmovietheaters
dallasmovietheaters on January 11, 2021 at 6:46 pm

The Temple Theatre was launched July 1, 1929 by Sam Fringer. Fringer had discontinued operation of the Empress Theatre on June 15, 1929 moving the equipment to the Temple. The theatre opened along with the well-placed Temple Soda Shoppe next door.

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on November 19, 2024 at 4:00 pm

The Temple Theatre launched with Colleen Moore in “Synthetic Sin” along with the color short “Perfect Day” and a concert show (see below).

  • A musical concert led by the Chamber Of Commerce band was presented on its grand opening ceremony. It starts off with Ms. Robert Harris playing the tune “Fantaisie-Impromptu” on the piano followed by Dr. Frank H. McGregor delivering the American Legion speech. A vocal duel by Wendy Martin and Jerry Todd accompanied by Pat Williams on the piano and Carroll Elliott on the violin was presented afterward with Mrs. Crowley Vaughan displaying two paragraphs after the song. Elliott took over the piano for the next act which is an unknown vocal group singing an unknown song. An Apache dance by Virginia Katheryn Chitwood and Ruth Evelyn Elsea was presented afterward with Mrs. Lois Norman taking the piano place. Elmer V. Jesse then stepped onto the stage for the history of the Masonic Lodge with Elliott returning back to her violin section and Pat Wims playing the piano. Lastly before the films begin, Hollis Arnett represented the mayor, but he was not presented in the ceremony, discussing the history of Mangum’s movie theaters in the past. L.S. Noble, the president of the Chamber Of Commerce, was scheduled to be presented but he was under an emergency involving his property after getting caught in a rainstorm and was unable to make it to the Temple Theatre’s ceremony.
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