Amherst Theater - 480 N Garrison Street

Much newer than the Manley, the Amherst is dedicated to feature talking films, a profitable decision; it no longer books vaudeville acts. The theatre is open 1–11 P.M. daily, closed on Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and Easter.

Big films this year were The Circus (Charlie Chaplin), A Girl in Every Port (Victor McLaglen), and Our Dancing Daughters (Joan Crawford). In 1929, hits include Coconuts (Marx Brothers), Blackmail (Alfred Hitchcock), Bulldog Drummond (Ronald Coleman), The Iron Mask (Douglas Fairbanks Sr.), and The Virginian (Gary Cooper).