The Jerry Lewis film "The Family Jewels" (Paramount, 1965) starts with an armored car getting loaded up in Van Nuys. When it drives north on Van Nuys Blvd. we get a quick look at the Fox at 6417 Van Nuys Blvd.
In addition to Jerry in multiple roles, the film features Donna Butterworth, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler and Robert Strauss. The cinematography was by W. Wallace Kelley. Thanks to David Aswad for noting the appearance of the theatre in the film. In a post on Cinema Treasures he commented: "I remember what a kick it was watching it at the Fox and seeing the theatre I was in on the screen."
See the page about the Fox Van Nuys on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about the venue. It opened in 1924 as a conversion from what had been a furniture store. The building has been demolished.
On IMDb: "The Family Jewels"
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