A view on Main St. during the filming of Harry Keller's "Voice in the Mirror" with Julie London and Walter Matthau (Universal-International, 1958). The photo appears on page 31 of the Arcadia Publishing book "Location Filming in Los Angeles" by Karie Bible, Marc Wanamaker and Harry Medved. Thanks to Ken McIntyre for spotting the photo for a post of on the Photos of Los Angeles Facebook page.
Across the street the Burbank, 548 S. Main, is advertising "Patti Waggin And Her Educated Torso" as their featured attraction. The theatre opened in 1893 and in its final decades was a burlesque house. See the Burbank Theatre page on the Los Angeles Theatres site for some history as well as photos of Patti Waggin and several ads promoting her appearance at the theatre. The Burbank was demolished in 1974. We don't see the theatre in the finished film.
The Star Theatre at 529 S. Main makes a brief appearance about an hour and ten minutes into the film. Thanks to Jack Tillmany for the tip on this one. The assumption is that it was closed at the time and spruced up for the filming.
Richard Egan, Arthur O'Connell and others coming out of the theatre. Egan plays Julie London's alcoholic husband who eventually forms a group similar to AA.
Walking south on Main. The film is actually in CinemaScope. These screenshots were taken from a pan-and-scan TV version of the film.
See the page about the Star Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos.
On IMDb: "The Voice in the Mirror"
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