"Refinements in Love"

The Carlos Tobalina film "Refinements in Love" (Hollywood International Pictures, 1971) gives us what you'd expect from this low budget adult filmmaker plus views of his three L.A. theatres. Here we're at the Mayan Theatre, 1038 S. Hill St. 

 

Heading to Hollywood we get footage of the acts he had hired for a sidewalk show to promote his film "I Am Curious Tahiti" at the Las Palmas Theatre at 1642 Las Palmas Ave., a half block south of Hollywood Blvd. Thanks to Scott Favareille for spotting the theatre in the film.

 

 A marquee shot.

 

Dancers and a drummer. 

 

The fire dance. 

 

A last look from across the street. See the page about the Las Palmas on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building. 

 

We head back to the Mayan again for several more facade views but we don't see anything of the interior. But the story is that he made a number of his films inside the theatre. 

 

A look at the "Fabulous Mayan" from across the street.  

 

Another marquee shot to end our visit. On the far right note the cross atop the vertical sign at the Belasco Theatre during its church days.

See the pages about the Mayan Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site. It opened in 1927 as a legit theatre specializing in musical comedies. Since the late 1980s it's been a nightclub. 

 

 

It's back to Hollywood to end the film's theatre tour at another Tobalina operation: the X Theatre, a twin at 5959 Hollywood Blvd. 

 

Suspicious guys going inside. 

 

It's a bust! Several employees are getting arrested. 

 

Heading to the booth to get the print. 

 

Off to jail. On the left that's the World Theatre, 6025 Hollywood Blvd. 

 

Another street view to the west. See the Los Angeles Theatres page on the X Theatre for a bit of history and a few more photos.

On IMDb: "Refinements in Love"