Mox Theatre
2019 W. Main Street,
Blytheville,
AR
72315
2019 W. Main Street,
Blytheville,
AR
72315
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Previous Names: Chickasaw Theatre, Chick Theatre
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The Chickasaw Theatre opened in 1941. In December 1945 it was renamed Chick Theatre. It was gutted by a fire which occurred in an adjoining building on March 18, 1947. It was rebuilt, reopening as the Mox Theatre on November 12, 1947 with Jeanne Crain in “State Fair”. It was closed November 13, 1960 with “Enemy Below” & “Apache Warrior”.
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Mr. and Mrs. Von Mullens appear to have opened the Chickasaw Theatre in 1941 at 2019 West Main Street. The Mullens sold to Warren L. Moxley of Memphis in 1945. On March 18, 1947, the theatre is gutted after the neighboring Friztzius Dry Goods store burns down. The theatre is rebuilt launching again November 12, 1947 as the Mox Theatre with “State Fair.”
In August of 1953, Moxley showed the first 3D film in Blytheville with “The Maze.” The television age wasn’t kind to the neighborhood theater. Moxley sold the theatre to W.F. McCann who then sold it to Sam Becker, the final operator in 1956 downgrading it to weekend operation only. Becker closed the Mox Theatre apparently after the November 13, 1960 showing of “Enemy Below” and “Apache Warrior.” The theatre was later demolished.
This theatre was never the “Chicksaw.” It opened as the Chickasaw (like the Indian tribe). It was purchased in December of 1945 by Warren Moxley and renamed the Chick Theatre. It was gutted by fire as the Chick Theatre in March of 1947. It was named the Mox after its owner in November of 1947.
1952 exterior image added courtesy James Branscum, via Blytheville’s Past in Pictures.