Our very own Brock Bagby—moderating a panel at the NATO Fall Summit. We love attending the summit every year and seeing so many industry friends!
B&B Theatres
Movies, Videos, and Sound
Liberty, MO 1,206 followers
Bringing Hollywood to Your Hometown since 1924.
About us
B&B TODAY · 5th Largest Theatre Chain in America · 554 Screens . 58 locations · 16 States: FL, GA, IA, KS, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, OK, SC, TX, VA, WA · 86 Bowling Lanes · 385 Arcade Games · 3 Distinct Restaurant Brands: Sterling's, Johnnie' Jazz Bar & Grille and Marquee Bar & Grille · Featuring Marquee Suites®, PLF GRAND SCREEN ®, screenPLAY!, MX4D®, SCREEN-X, 4DX, MAX RELAX, Lyric and 21+ auditoriums. · Core Values: Family | Fun | Joy | Innovation | Integrity People giving a speech in front of a movie screen with the b&b theatres logo on it. The Beginning B&B Theatres stands for Bills and Bagby, two families that both launched movie theatres and joined forces-for business and love-in 1980. The history of B&B stretches back to 1924 when Elmer Bills, Sr., bought the Lyric Theatre in Salisbury, MO, and founded Bills Theatres. It was there that he met his future wife, Johnnie, while she played the piano along with the silent movies. Years later, their son Elmer Bills, Jr., was born into the business. In 1936, the elder Elmer hired 10-year-old Sterling Bagby as a concession clerk. Sterling grew up, fought in World War II and came home to marry his Higbee, MO ticket seller, Pauline. Together, they started the Bagby Traveling Picture Show and roamed rural Missouri with their films, projection equipment, seats and snack bar. The Bagby Traveling Picture Show screened movies in barns, schools and parks. Eventually, Sterling and Pauline's company evolved into a Kansas circuit of drive-in theatres and "hardtops" (their nickname for indoor theatres). Meanwhile, young Elmer Bills, Jr. had met his wife-to-be, Amy, when both were 13 (he lovingly refers to her as "the best popcorn girl I ever hired") and gone on to graduate from the University of Missouri in 1959. Elmer and Amy joined his parents Elmer Sr. and Johnnie and continued the expansion of Bills Theatres, Inc. On January 1, 1980, the Bills and Bagby families cemented decades of friendship by formally joinin
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- Industry
- Movies, Videos, and Sound
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Liberty, MO
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1924
- Specialties
- Movie Theatres, Entertainment Centers, Events, Bowling, and Arcades
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Liberty, MO 64068, US
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It was wonderful to attend the pioneer of the year dinner in LA a few weeks ago. #bbtheatres #100years
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We were honored to to have GDC,Barco and DTS host an amazing event at Red Oak this week. The showcase highlighted DTS X, DTS Cinema Surround and HDR by Barco. It was a great event followed by lunch at our Sterling’s bar and grille. Named in honor of Sterling Bagby who ran his own chain of theatres (Bagby theatres) until 1980 when Bagby and Bills officially became one.
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