"Violated!"

The Cinematheque 16 appears in the lower right of this shot from the 1973 exploitation film "Violated!" The theatre, at 8816 1/2 Sunset Blvd., was a 16mm venue that opened in the early 60s. Initially it ran "nudie cuties" but then shifted to classics, underground and experimental films. Later it segued back into porn.  

The film was directed by Albert Zugsmith and features Rene Bond. Thanks to Shawn D. Langrick for this screenshot. He shared it as a comment on a post about the theatre on Alison Martino's Vintage Los Angeles Facebook page. Shawn notes: 

"'Violated!' is available as part of Vinegar Syndrome's 'Lost Picture Show' set from last year. You might also appreciate the 'Last of the American Hobo,' which is also included in that set, there's a number of LA locations circa 1968-70, such as the Travel Town Museum at Griffith Park, the trolley at Knott's Berry Farm, and skid-row downtown. I am biased though, I did the commentary for 'Hobo.'"

See the page about the Cinematheque 16 on the Los Angeles Theatres site. It was later called the Sun Art and the Orpheum. 

On IMDb: "Violated!" 

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