Belle Theatre
S. Alvarado Avenue,
Belle,
MO
65013
S. Alvarado Avenue,
Belle,
MO
65013
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A conversion of the Gleck Garage, the Belle Theatre opened February 21, 1942 with Joan Blondell in “Three Girls About Town” & Charles Starrett in “Outlaws of the Panhandle”. The theatre seated 340. It was closed on July 1, 1957 with Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis in “Hollywood or Bust”.
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The Belle Theatre launched as a 600-seat venue on February 21, 1942 with “"Three Girls About Town” and “Outlaws of the Panhandle.” The converted Gleck Garage was equipped with Simplex projection and Western Electric sound.
The original Simplex projector that was used since its 1942 opening only operated for 3 years due to a fire incident inside the projection booth. On April 7, 1945, the Belle Theatre was gutted by a fire caused by a broken belt inside the projector causing a fire inside the projection booth. The fire occurred during a showing of a double feature: Bob Crosby in “The Singing Sheriff” and Joe E. Brown in “Casanova In Burlesque” along with an unnamed serial and an unnamed comedy, which was only shown for one day. Luckily enough, the audience, mostly children, had all escaped safely. The theater reopened the following day in the afternoon with Gerr Garson and Walter Pidgeon in “Mrs. Parkington” (along with a few unnamed short subjects) after a new projector was installed. The estimated loss is between $300 and $400.
Closed on July 1, 1957 with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in “Hollywood Or Bust”.