"Her Screen Idol"

We get a couple shots of a theatre entrance in "Her Screen Idol" (Paramount/Famous Lasky, 1918). It's a Mack Sennett production directed by Edward F. Cline starring Louise Fazenda, Ford Sterling and Jack Cooper. The most likely possibility is that we're at Jensen's Theatorium at 1624 Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park  It's a house that opened as the Globe and ended up being called the Holly Theatre. The theatre interior shots were most likely done on a set. 

 

 

A closer look in toward the display cases and entrance doors.

We see the same floor tile in "Mabel's Dramatic Career" (Keystone, 1913). In that film we get a better look at the area near the sidewalk where it appears to say "Globe Theatre." The short-lived Globe Amusement Co. opened theatres with that name in several neighborhoods, many of them with similar looking entrances.  Most were later renamed when the company folded.

Thanks to the Silent film Detective John Bengtson for the screenshots. Check out his latest explorations via the Silent Locations blog "Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd film locations (and more)."

Ten minutes of the film can be seen on the website of Cineteca Milano, where you need to register as a user. Italian title: "L'eroe dello schermo."

On IMDb: "Her Screen Idol"