"Petey Wheatstraw"

The Victoria Theatre on Pico appears in the blaxploitation film "Petey Wheatstraw" (Generation International Pictures, 1977) with Rudy Ray Moore. No, you don't need to watch it. Thanks to Sean Ault for spotting the theatre in the film. Cliff Roquemore directed.

A night view.

The Victoria's auditorium. The floor had been leveled for use as a ballroom and catering hall. 

See the page about the Victoria Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about the building. It survives but has been repurposed as retail space.  

On IMDb: "Petey Wheatstraw"  The Victoria Theatre sequence of "Petey" on is YouTube. Thanks to Sean Ault for finding it.