The scenes in the main hall at the 1924 Democratic National Convention for the end of "Sunrise at Campobello" (Warner Bros., 1960) were shot at the Shrine Expo Hall, adjacent to the Shrine Auditorium, 665 W. Jefferson Blvd. The actual convention was in New York at Madison Square Garden.
The film, directed by Vincent J. Donehue, stars Ralph Bellamy as FDR,
Greer Garson as Eleanor, and Hume Cronyn as Louis Howe.
Another view as Ralph is getting out of his wheelchair.
Doing his FDR imitation at the lectern.
Pulling back for the surprise ending. The surprise is that it's the sudden appearance of a title card and that after 2 hours and 24 minutes of family drama and dithering we don't even get to hear his speech.
See the main page about the Shrine Auditorium on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a list of many other films where the building appears. There's also a separate page for the Expo Hall.
On IMDb: "Sunrise at Campobello"
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