"I Ought To Be In Pictures"

Dinah Manoff's character is taking classes at the "Actors Center Hollywood," 1445 N. Las Palmas Ave., in the Herbert Ross film "I Ought To Be In Pictures" (20th Century Fox, 1982).

She's come west to be in the movies but also to reconnect with her long-absent father, played by Walter Matthau. She was under the impression that he's a famous writer but he's definitely on the far fringes of the business. Ann-Margret plays his girlfriend. It's based on a Neil Simon play. The cinematography was by David M. Walsh.

Thanks to Jason Vega for spotting the IMDb listing that noted the theatre was a filming location. The facade got a big remodel later in the 1980s. 

Another look at the building, here with the signage calling it the L.A. School of Dramatic Arts. It had many names over the years including the Actors Center, the Comedy Playhouse, Hollywood Center Theatre, Writers' Club Theatre and the Theatre VII.

See the page about the Hollywood Playhouse on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about the building. It burned in 2022.

On IMDb: "I Ought To Be In Pictures"