"The Swinger"

We get a look at the Art Theatre, 551 S. Main St., in "The Swinger" (Paramount, 1966). It's part of a little travelogue near the beginning of the movie showing brief views of many of the high culture spots in Los Angeles. The film stars Ann-Margret and Tony Franciosa. She's a journalist posing as a swinger to get magazine editor Tony to publish a story she wrote while his goal is to get her to pose for the centerfold instead.

A look at the Banner Theatre, 458 S. Main St., from the beginning of the film. Thanks to Nathan Marsak on Noirish Los Angeles for this screenshot. He included it with several other shots from the film on his Noirish post #50768.

A view of the Banner's boxoffice. 

One end of the marquee of the Optic Theatre, 533 S. Main St. 

A peek at the marquee of the Paris Theatre, 8163 Santa Monica Blvd. In pre-porno days it had been called the Carmel Theatre.

The closed Star Theatre, 529 S. Main St. 

The marquee of the Vista Theatre, 4473 Sunset Dr., in its porno days.

See the Los Angeles Theatres pages on the Art Theatre, the Banner Theatre, the Optic Theatre, the Paris/Carmel Theatre, the Star Theatre and the Vista Theatre for more about the buildings. Sad to say that of the six theatres, the Vista is the only survivor.

On IMDb: "The Swinger"

The full film can be viewed on the site OK.Ru.