"Cage of Evil"

Ronald Foster and Patricia Blair take a drive east on 7th St. and we see the Warner Downtown at 7th and Hill in a process shot in "Cage of Evil" (United Artists, 1960). 

It's a tale of a detective trying to solve a jewel robbery. He falls for both the thief's girlfriend and the stolen diamonds. The film, directed by Edward L. Cahn, also features Harp McGuire, John Maxwell, Robert Shayne and Helen Kleeb. The cinematography was by Maury Gertsman. 

 

 

A moment later. Thanks to Eitan Alexander for spotting the theatre in the film and getting the screenshots. He comments that in the background film the Warner was running Hitchcock's "I Confess," a February 1953 release starring Montgomery Clift and Anne Baxter.

Eitan notes that the full film can be seen on YouTube and adds: "The Warner scene starts at about 14:30. Can't say that I'd recommend watching the whole thing though." 

 

 

As they cross Broadway we get signage on the left for the jewelry store in the Loew's State building. The Warner's vertical is in the distance and a bit of the vertical on the Bullock's store at 7th and Broadway is on the right. 

See the pages about the Warner Downtown on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building as well as several hundred photos. The theatre, now used for selling jewelry, opened as the Pantages in 1920. 

On IMDb: "Cage of Evil"

A poster for the film that appears on IMDb.