Another partial view of the Tiffany when Walker gets out of the car. He's looking for both the wife who betrayed him as well as the best buddy Mal Reese (John Vernon) who shot and left him for dead while on a caper at Alcatraz. He finds the wife but as he sleeps on the couch that night she overdoses on sleeping pills.
A view Walker gets out the window of the apartment the next morning. Keenan Wynn is looking up and gives him a signal indicating that he's taken care of things. Wynn had introduced himself earlier on a San Francisco Bay tourist boat ride around Alcatraz, noting that he'd help Walker find Reese because he wants to get the "Organization" that was behind him. Oh, yes, Angie Dickinson figures into this later as well. Lots of fun.
As Wynn walks away from the car we get a better look at the marquee and what that big "17" is all about. The Tiffany was running "Eric Soya's 17," the 1965 Danish film originally titled "Sytten." The copy on the east readerboard: "For people over 18. Eric Soya's 17 sparkles.. Like a breath of spring. Park in Rear. Smoking"
The 1966 vintage theatre, at 8534 Sunset Blvd., was opened by Robert
Lippert. The site has been redeveloped. Check out the page about the Tiffany Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more information.
On IMDb: "Point Blank"
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