"High And Dizzy"

The facade of the Trinity Auditorium, 855 S. Grand Ave., puts in an appearance in "High and Dizzy" (Rolin Films/Pathé, 1920). Harold Lloyd and his pal Roy Brooks are drunkenly carousing in front of the building. We're about seven minutes into the twenty-four minute film. They've just come out of the building after drinking for an hour and forty minutes in Roy's room.

Spotting a policeman, they try to appear sober.   

Yet, as they pass, Brooks can't resist tripping the policeman.

Thanks to famed silent film detective John Bengtson for spotting the Trinity in the film. These images, appearing in his Silent Locations article "How Charlie Chaplin Filmed The Bank," show his analysis. "The Bank" also shot in front of the Trinity.

See the Los Angeles Theatres page on the Trinity Auditorium for more details about the 1914 vintage building.

On IMDb: "High and Dizzy"