About 40 minutes into the Blaxploitation classic "Black Sampson" (Omni Pictures, 1974) we get a little chase up Broadway. In this shot the United Artists Theatre at 933 S. Broadway is in the background. William Bail directed the tale of a barkeeper named Sampson with a pet lion. The bad guys are trying muscle into the neighborhood and he rises to the occasion. The film stars Rokne Tarkington and William Smith.
The best location shots in the film are reserved for a little riot in Pasadena at the end with people throwing furniture and rocks off the roofs of several buildings. We get a fine view of the Castle Green Apartments across the street.
See the Los Angeles Theatres pages on the United Artists Theatre for a history of the 1927 vintage movie palace along with hundreds of photos.
On IMDb: "Black Sampson"
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