tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71133625259136051282024-03-28T20:29:53.407-07:00Historic L.A. Theatres In MoviesB Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.comBlogger679125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-24602745556067602512024-03-12T06:19:00.000-07:002024-03-12T06:19:45.911-07:00mobile device navigation<p><b>Missing the navigation bar?</b> </p><p>Go to the bottom of any post and click on "view web version" to see the list of films/theatres in the right hand column. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EWuz294uFlz7vrAMQdC9lUs53DVrQWxq9RzwlY8ROyPozwC2n7O6yc7vntCkYWT5JmsJfTz6vgqHpeYNyrju2or-2NelqLaD2u3DvCaA9Cv5ZtBAe0LDawUPDg8salo2XdX4AWS3m7VYx611NtbzTWnn76EFryxA1HMmZCOw0miUp0mRhB84oordUdk/s1600/Chinese-Blazing-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="1600" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EWuz294uFlz7vrAMQdC9lUs53DVrQWxq9RzwlY8ROyPozwC2n7O6yc7vntCkYWT5JmsJfTz6vgqHpeYNyrju2or-2NelqLaD2u3DvCaA9Cv5ZtBAe0LDawUPDg8salo2XdX4AWS3m7VYx611NtbzTWnn76EFryxA1HMmZCOw0miUp0mRhB84oordUdk/w562-h235/Chinese-Blazing-2.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The
Chinese in Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" (Warner Bros.,
1974). </p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-30780695818733496572024-03-11T09:10:00.000-07:002024-03-13T09:43:11.025-07:00"Tales of Ordinary Madness"<p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcHdtZOZx-rvATvkoeLJm9UVBevt9GNgPYRbMmxeIXVP3DXwXnFdCeqUX-e256tjRCMnTSeBFxPJssYR-O2W5tcD-liJ5x4c5pjr7LBFILak2bw0WdEac5FoHx-qZp_17qE84bfRnILazaDFbQrZWg5WcQOeltJ-gfHAWwfPgRlmkdGPY4CKsjrrq8Sw/s1425/Century-TalesOfOrdinaryMadness-1981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="1425" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcHdtZOZx-rvATvkoeLJm9UVBevt9GNgPYRbMmxeIXVP3DXwXnFdCeqUX-e256tjRCMnTSeBFxPJssYR-O2W5tcD-liJ5x4c5pjr7LBFILak2bw0WdEac5FoHx-qZp_17qE84bfRnILazaDFbQrZWg5WcQOeltJ-gfHAWwfPgRlmkdGPY4CKsjrrq8Sw/w640-h362/Century-TalesOfOrdinaryMadness-1981.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A view east on Hollywood Blvd. toward the Century Theatre from "Tales of Ordinary Madness" (Fred Baker Films, 1983). Vermont Ave. is another seven blocks down the street. The Century was at 5115 Hollywood Blvd. </p><p>A poet played by Ben Gazzara gets sober enough to hop a bus to Los Angeles where he descends into a swirl of drugs and sexual escapades. It's a film by Marco Ferreri that had the title "Storie di ordinaria follia" for its initial theatrical release in Italy in 1981. The writing is credited to Sergio Amidei, Charles Bukowski and Mr. Ferreri. Also featured in the cast are Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrell, Tanya Lopert, Roy Brocksmith and Katya Berger. The cinematography was by Tonino Delli Colli.<br /></p><p>Thanks to Eric Schaefer for spotting the theatre and getting the screenshot. </p><p>See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/century-theatre.html" target="_blank">Century Theatre</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site. It had opened in 1922 as Hunley's Theatre. </p><p>A review on IMDb from FertileCelluloid:</p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">"Masterful vision of a man enslaved by sexual and alcoholic gluttony -- Spectacularly sleazy, beautiful, boisterous and sexy, this is the real Bukowski deal, a booze-fueled erotic odyssey by the adventurous Ferreri with the perfectly cast Ben Gazzara as Charles Serking (Bukowski).<br /><br />"Ornella Muti, as Serking's sexual muse, is Venus incarnate and turns in a powerhouse performance as Cass, an emotionally damaged whore with a penchant for pain. The scenes of Gazzara swaggering in and out of LA's fleapit bars, apartments and hotel rooms convey a filthy, delirious ambiance that is vividly captured by Tonino Delli Colli's superb cinematography and Dante Ferretti's exquisitely oily production design. This is such an amazing looking film with a thick, steamy, anything-goes atmosphere of lust-ridden anarchy.<br /><br />"Much grittier than the accomplished 'Barfly' and more watchable than 'Love Is A Dog From Hell,' the entire affair has an emotional, raw resonance that slavishly captures the Bukowski sensibility and remains consistently perverse in its singular vision of a man enslaved by alcoholic and sexual gluttony. Phillipe Sarde's score is moody and rich, as is Gazzara's breathy voice-over. A masterpiece."<br /></div><br />On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086410" target="_blank">Tales of Ordinary Madness</a></b>"B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-14082724448606026292024-03-11T05:59:00.000-07:002024-03-12T06:16:55.075-07:00"Night Patrol"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEL0-frAhGQjbkgnk7UGH-A0gLSbEnsJkftjs51FMEPFBnGICkr7OQ7dnkXM-orpm_bZw9xy__zSgqUpySE1MDlkfoX7jkCyxd6eu0pwcFy1j_tdSLQ4gXzjcNb36n6rabWSPDIlYC7vGtG0ErDYN-BeBkcN3-rKy_r1WQp00Bzvw-1GaxBbkLWLoFwY/s1259/Globe-NightPatrol.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1259" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEL0-frAhGQjbkgnk7UGH-A0gLSbEnsJkftjs51FMEPFBnGICkr7OQ7dnkXM-orpm_bZw9xy__zSgqUpySE1MDlkfoX7jkCyxd6eu0pwcFy1j_tdSLQ4gXzjcNb36n6rabWSPDIlYC7vGtG0ErDYN-BeBkcN3-rKy_r1WQp00Bzvw-1GaxBbkLWLoFwY/w640-h378/Globe-NightPatrol.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">During one of the many misguided adventures of the under-qualified police officers Pat Paulson and Murray Langston in "Night Patrol" (New World Pictures, 1984) we get this quick view north toward the Globe Theatre, 744 S. Broadway. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Eric Schaefer for spotting the theatre and getting the screenshot. The film also features Billy Barty, Linda Blair, Jaye P. Morgan, Jack Riley, Lori Sutton, Pat Morita and Andrew Dice Clay. Jackie Kong tried to direct. The cinematography was by Hanania Baer and Jürg V. Walther. <br /></div><p>See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/06/globe-theatre.html" target="_blank"><b>Globe Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of this 1913 vintage legit house that later went to movies. At the time of the shoot for this film it was running Spanish language product. It closed as a film house in 1986. <br /></p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087795" target="_blank">Night Patrol</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-27410155317166962692024-02-11T02:18:00.000-08:002024-02-12T03:43:43.104-08:00'Candy"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnipIiWZe3H6BUl-s4020pnk9YcRYe6i7sQqLh6wqQLY7IuQmCtVetkPMKKrCkv2Lk1N66ZD86mqm39kyxg40hIJaHHwIMFoT03umfNvV0SbTcXu_8g-o-9lVPagSYr-s23X521dX-BXnQBdNBgKrISada40j_AspFN7QoUHUtTLLpeWNzoTEMCHuOlaU/s1500/Palace-Candy-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1500" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnipIiWZe3H6BUl-s4020pnk9YcRYe6i7sQqLh6wqQLY7IuQmCtVetkPMKKrCkv2Lk1N66ZD86mqm39kyxg40hIJaHHwIMFoT03umfNvV0SbTcXu_8g-o-9lVPagSYr-s23X521dX-BXnQBdNBgKrISada40j_AspFN7QoUHUtTLLpeWNzoTEMCHuOlaU/w640-h342/Palace-Candy-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Although we're supposedly in something resembling New York, 80 minutes into "Candy" (Cinerama Releasing, 1968) there's a shot of the red lights of a police car approaching the Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway. The theatre was running "Counterpoint," a 1967 release with Charlton Heston and Maximilian Schell, along with "Grand Slam," starring Janet Leigh and Klaus Kinski. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">Buck Henry wrote the screenplay based on the novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg. Ewa Aulin stars as the title character. Also featured are Richard Burton, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau, Ringo Starr, Elsa Martinelli and Anita Pallenberg. Christian Marquand directed. The cinematography was by Giuseppe Rotunno. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89TuqV44ocXDgHVjTmvIQIFabcRpLbe-YVfizr7wq0tBPjNzhJ_QrObJeP23v2n_1nMIB4igwkeeZu8skDTBuSJhWvcmjyMJTDcNGgL57n9Z3GTFhKlZv5OtqgI93FJ251VFy9YMAAU6d5xB77Kiraipsyx8zmcgm50hyUKxbycIoA6_4GDdrH8T8BEg/s1500/Palace-Candy-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1500" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89TuqV44ocXDgHVjTmvIQIFabcRpLbe-YVfizr7wq0tBPjNzhJ_QrObJeP23v2n_1nMIB4igwkeeZu8skDTBuSJhWvcmjyMJTDcNGgL57n9Z3GTFhKlZv5OtqgI93FJ251VFy9YMAAU6d5xB77Kiraipsyx8zmcgm50hyUKxbycIoA6_4GDdrH8T8BEg/w640-h314/Palace-Candy-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">A bit of the Palace marquee is then seen as the the car comes back north on Broadway. Candy is in the front seat with policemen played by Joey Forman and Fabian Dean. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">See the pages about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/01/palace-theatre.html" target="_blank">Palace Theatre</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site. It opened in 1911 as the Orpheum. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Lkwjt6FUMtSQaTRzd8r1QgqfhTJJHbCemkkq2hus8keU7l3wDLze8q17MMkLrGONBtQKOCDnVpCqufYkOG8zt0J8xF_E0ZMKFyXlFh1xICZcdlGJ3WDJQ7zqviMzKDmOILMyfRi7HJF3_702IbqU5svJcVyFkzpf96JFQuiGXwnMrsIYWuhEXoX1tgA/s1500/Cameo-Candy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1500" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Lkwjt6FUMtSQaTRzd8r1QgqfhTJJHbCemkkq2hus8keU7l3wDLze8q17MMkLrGONBtQKOCDnVpCqufYkOG8zt0J8xF_E0ZMKFyXlFh1xICZcdlGJ3WDJQ7zqviMzKDmOILMyfRi7HJF3_702IbqU5svJcVyFkzpf96JFQuiGXwnMrsIYWuhEXoX1tgA/w640-h302/Cameo-Candy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p>As they drive up Broadway, the two guys get increasingly excited by Candy's presence. Here we're driving by the yellow marquee of the Cameo Theatre, 528 S. Broadway. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">Head to the <span data-offset-key="da0pb-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/07/cameo-theatre.html" target="_blank"><b>Cameo Theatre</b></a> pages on the</span></span> Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the 1910 vintage film house. It opened as Clune's Broadway. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZAqtfD5axfuW7HbVZAm8bFMymIktCBSo5q16ZR6_GjwYrGSg-0CqF3yeGyXMrDF2mCU0r-wMxmZWfJgLMJ5ed-sHnXB_LN4C1OxNXFJ8Oz857Ern4GChQYFo79er9qKQdW9BJT0usGpNUWcdErdFpeDC30krR2qkHbqfhfXSXVtlGgAhAGAS61st59o/s1500/Broadway-Candy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="1500" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZAqtfD5axfuW7HbVZAm8bFMymIktCBSo5q16ZR6_GjwYrGSg-0CqF3yeGyXMrDF2mCU0r-wMxmZWfJgLMJ5ed-sHnXB_LN4C1OxNXFJ8Oz857Ern4GChQYFo79er9qKQdW9BJT0usGpNUWcdErdFpeDC30krR2qkHbqfhfXSXVtlGgAhAGAS61st59o/w640-h314/Broadway-Candy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>As they go by the Broadway Theatre, 428 S. Broadway, things get erratic as the boys in blue get distracted by the prospect of frisking their suspect. They lose control of the car and crash as we cut to a street shot looking more like New York. The scene ends in an interior studio set as the car comes through the front of a building. </p><p>See the page on the Los Angeles Theatres site about the poor <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/01/broadway-theatre.html" target="_blank">Broadway Theatre</a></b>. It opened in 1925 as a conversion from retail space. It's now been converted back.</p><p>On IMdb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062776" target="_blank">Candy</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-20024780698613383112024-02-05T19:44:00.000-08:002024-02-06T09:29:03.483-08:00"Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQLeb8iFkvHITjyVjnx2Qz-jaBnIXEFT5aO98kXQKSy3ri-TemdfhSZIEJAQLd_zl1LJW4hhEHAF9EmZm-Y56K-XhUAhi3KocCIHWkghD6ytJWkFEJi5tp-UOUEDlINtmsKimNNNUkyB530vlNSPd0e2Am3rGz2CoV-kTY0cQJoua_WkcVvEfsT4l4Vg/s1500/Rialto-SPas-DontWorry-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1500" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyQLeb8iFkvHITjyVjnx2Qz-jaBnIXEFT5aO98kXQKSy3ri-TemdfhSZIEJAQLd_zl1LJW4hhEHAF9EmZm-Y56K-XhUAhi3KocCIHWkghD6ytJWkFEJi5tp-UOUEDlINtmsKimNNNUkyB530vlNSPd0e2Am3rGz2CoV-kTY0cQJoua_WkcVvEfsT4l4Vg/w640-h348/Rialto-SPas-DontWorry-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Although it's set in Portland, Joaquin Phoenix is onstage in a wheelchair at the Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena at the beginning of Gus Van Sant's film "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot" (Amazon, 2018). </p><div style="text-align: left;">He's playing John Callahan, paralyzed in a car accident, who overcomes a drinking problem and becomes a cartoonist. We see this shot several more times in the film. Also featured are Rooney Mara, Jonah Hill, Jack Black and Beth Ditto. The cinematography was by Christopher Blauvelt. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XxvRPDEHfjClBIf7vEpyXnuGKTcOL5twh3gF6o3uE07GMHxlHV2D2ifEiJ5MqgcEfgvOWN7v7t5WSM4gqW3_4qJqPiiIAXNNP2MuU4wI5cku3HTuRlRgMfr-bRFomjLVDtzf5Rzyd8dzqylIfeYnG3E3xHO71WG3wv7VnIWnzsbAYb8RtYkicOhsSoY/s1425/Rialto-SPas-DontWorry-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1425" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XxvRPDEHfjClBIf7vEpyXnuGKTcOL5twh3gF6o3uE07GMHxlHV2D2ifEiJ5MqgcEfgvOWN7v7t5WSM4gqW3_4qJqPiiIAXNNP2MuU4wI5cku3HTuRlRgMfr-bRFomjLVDtzf5Rzyd8dzqylIfeYnG3E3xHO71WG3wv7VnIWnzsbAYb8RtYkicOhsSoY/w640-h386/Rialto-SPas-DontWorry-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">A look toward the stage. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMqU67uaZzPc3JfNy5G8KXxfKRNxPc1a0K1HtTmqOllXdgckkfdyrxLHtns_XWplUfsyhAO2yt18SNfuXH2vX_-rYwjtJzcF_fgda6rJ5ll-1H4AZNC9NzmDPfPPqEokGdhqUanV34RKybv5AWI_uJySjT4zN1bwfXg4xiwBnM40XNvb9zjR1M2vUqto/s1500/Rialto-SPas-DontWorry-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMqU67uaZzPc3JfNy5G8KXxfKRNxPc1a0K1HtTmqOllXdgckkfdyrxLHtns_XWplUfsyhAO2yt18SNfuXH2vX_-rYwjtJzcF_fgda6rJ5ll-1H4AZNC9NzmDPfPPqEokGdhqUanV34RKybv5AWI_uJySjT4zN1bwfXg4xiwBnM40XNvb9zjR1M2vUqto/w640-h360/Rialto-SPas-DontWorry-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Out into the house. Like the first shot, we come back to this view several times. <br /></p><p>See the Los Angeles Theatres page about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/rialto-theatre-south-pasadena.html" target="_blank"><b>Rialto Theatre</b></a> for lots of history and many photos. It's a 1925 design by Lewis A. Smith at 1023 Fair Oaks Ave. Since 2017 it has been used as a church. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6288124" target="_blank">Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-38657297120222020922024-01-28T05:40:00.000-08:002024-01-29T11:09:26.329-08:00"Salsa"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcnrSbFRuEtHXV6NqCEAxPW2JhiubYvd0MBHE6hoX4L22l1wnsWu8x0DAtgZAxHxAkSxWhi3GR6tvsq04BUwhc6RvX_eRG6z1Ps3EGSY2ayOFxG-9FWCcWdr_tG-IrHWh5SxjBq4LaOLrd5sKF_gzfWJxPi_hTm3ERveT-N1yKONRWGaENLun0laTC8g/s948/Pantages-Salsa-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="948" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYcnrSbFRuEtHXV6NqCEAxPW2JhiubYvd0MBHE6hoX4L22l1wnsWu8x0DAtgZAxHxAkSxWhi3GR6tvsq04BUwhc6RvX_eRG6z1Ps3EGSY2ayOFxG-9FWCcWdr_tG-IrHWh5SxjBq4LaOLrd5sKF_gzfWJxPi_hTm3ERveT-N1yKONRWGaENLun0laTC8g/w640-h444/Pantages-Salsa-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Rodney Harvey and Magali Alvarado stop for an ice cream in "Salsa" (Golan-Globus/Cannon, 1988). In the background it's the Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd. Note the big crowd for "Me and My Girl" starring Tim Curry. The production played from January 12 until March 5. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">It's an East LA story of a car mechanic trying to win a dance
competition amid romantic complications for himself as well as an
entanglement between his little sister and best friend. Also featured in the film are Draco Rosa, Miranda Garrison, Moon Orona, Angela Alvarado and Loyda Ramos. Boaz Davidson directed, Kenny Ortega did the choreography. The cinematography was by David Gurfinkel. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-VzzRKWQ02sQEo0krbMH57rXXvrXQjaKLwvlaCpw2QKq9kOZ0bTeptrpz2Wrv5mWkGcXmtt2H40QoikbNIz76_yPI48lUgFQm87NrLcCfvE7MQL5DCQ853pJH409BuchGaF8goX-ey0I5erPxq-SI9gIItoEAQjMklGLJG7AZU2eI2T1noqUbEgozXo/s952/Pantages-Salsa-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="952" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-VzzRKWQ02sQEo0krbMH57rXXvrXQjaKLwvlaCpw2QKq9kOZ0bTeptrpz2Wrv5mWkGcXmtt2H40QoikbNIz76_yPI48lUgFQm87NrLcCfvE7MQL5DCQ853pJH409BuchGaF8goX-ey0I5erPxq-SI9gIItoEAQjMklGLJG7AZU2eI2T1noqUbEgozXo/w640-h444/Pantages-Salsa-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">She only takes a moment to get the cones but the crowd at the theatre has all gone inside. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">See the pages about the <a href="http://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/pantages-theatre-overview.html" target="_blank"><b>Pantages Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres website for a history of this 1930 vintage showplace along with hundreds of photos.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kpb2Lmdm07-yPWZlut4-N0HUbBr6217KDujk4pGNcCGtco5GRc2beiI36sfOhZComs7z0HOmcZq6iC1wD_hCX10G9Q0sCYaSpMXTs3DeiM3WbPrRydZlbydLm4lSA4HPQZnAu5PkFpw91hsMT0-v-S3gZIHm92PRW9UVLB5pcT3GhJ3qU4Ol0Mt1di0/s951/Westlake-Salsa-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="951" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Kpb2Lmdm07-yPWZlut4-N0HUbBr6217KDujk4pGNcCGtco5GRc2beiI36sfOhZComs7z0HOmcZq6iC1wD_hCX10G9Q0sCYaSpMXTs3DeiM3WbPrRydZlbydLm4lSA4HPQZnAu5PkFpw91hsMT0-v-S3gZIHm92PRW9UVLB5pcT3GhJ3qU4Ol0Mt1di0/w640-h448/Westlake-Salsa-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Later many of the gang go to the movies at the Westlake Theatre, 638 S. Alvarado St. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tej8tO9v6sZpycnYSq3MyxbnJwacxh5TOXdO1qmJNJlZbDDjpBeoLOvyNFRD3d_dQFggM5NaIxE6eY1AzAv28gRPNUrOzASlfZp3c8lF9rZ6dz9lgtKkSyQuCgYY8-AbE5w7IkrMPbcT1yR2jwIJ-pw4JzIpmhnKA3yKsWWgaUXRwl0WdJlAg3_95r0/s956/Westlake-Salsa-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="956" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Tej8tO9v6sZpycnYSq3MyxbnJwacxh5TOXdO1qmJNJlZbDDjpBeoLOvyNFRD3d_dQFggM5NaIxE6eY1AzAv28gRPNUrOzASlfZp3c8lF9rZ6dz9lgtKkSyQuCgYY8-AbE5w7IkrMPbcT1yR2jwIJ-pw4JzIpmhnKA3yKsWWgaUXRwl0WdJlAg3_95r0/w640-h444/Westlake-Salsa-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Draco Rosa and Rodney Harvey just inside the front doors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3nNNyxZm8Hh10dLpyZtrjzmJIBcU441IrvkKHWGFHZhVJDFuDgzREwGmnw7C04xM9d3DAT_h6ECr_zjP3FRPYqjfeN4XcXp8sNeZhzrk0308fNpFxinCpEk7W31xp02_Ii1lL4tVXIM4JFueLK6Ya6JVicYM0n8tw-6IkL2fvJK6RxtGvavo3R1p254/s946/Westlake-Salsa-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="946" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3nNNyxZm8Hh10dLpyZtrjzmJIBcU441IrvkKHWGFHZhVJDFuDgzREwGmnw7C04xM9d3DAT_h6ECr_zjP3FRPYqjfeN4XcXp8sNeZhzrk0308fNpFxinCpEk7W31xp02_Ii1lL4tVXIM4JFueLK6Ya6JVicYM0n8tw-6IkL2fvJK6RxtGvavo3R1p254/w640-h452/Westlake-Salsa-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Looking toward the front doors from behind the snackbar. <br /></p><p>See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/westlake-theatre.html" target="_blank"><b>Westlake Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site. The building is still around but now used as a swapmeet. <br /></p><p>On IMdb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096030" target="_blank">Salsa</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-72798498549289484522024-01-11T09:28:00.000-08:002024-01-26T10:20:39.094-08:00"Showdown at the Grand"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZtomExMywcOlJvtqQ1IjGzAwalp4VDI_R4Oeb3O1NCm3khacXtM-Aiw7KBLOt_a9xADrTYKhm-BlGaBvDOiE_CJk0Xrb9fmMFUAPVru0m6W6M5aJXGoaT55gQaONMfA9ZLjHMgj91mTpEuQlUkX1OHKKt69tsHqyCRFwt_E4Y0yGj6Kg29UQCCRUIe4/s1272/WarnerSP-Showdown-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="1272" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZtomExMywcOlJvtqQ1IjGzAwalp4VDI_R4Oeb3O1NCm3khacXtM-Aiw7KBLOt_a9xADrTYKhm-BlGaBvDOiE_CJk0Xrb9fmMFUAPVru0m6W6M5aJXGoaT55gQaONMfA9ZLjHMgj91mTpEuQlUkX1OHKKt69tsHqyCRFwt_E4Y0yGj6Kg29UQCCRUIe4/w640-h270/WarnerSP-Showdown-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Warner Grand in San Pedro has a major part in Orson Oblowitz's film "Showdown at the Grand" (Shout! Studios, 2023). It's about a theatre owner trying to save his vintage movie palace from the hands of greedy developers. "Some folks they'll rob you with six-shooters, and others with a fountain pen." <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">The film stars Terrence Howard, Dolph Lundgren, Amanda Righetti, John Savage and Piper Curda. Christian de Gallegos was the producer. The cinematography was by Noah Rosenthal, filmed in obloVision. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooUC2keIERQ5AvqqhLAYPifoq3dqWsle9Hhyphenhyphen9FrbadJQff15bJg5foo3OCNBs2IdeFJkBVH8SpmhfW0riufWKcSUMvQYlsfx_pYZ5fPfb-mw-N6XpCbFtsCN6suB4fd10eUTmtZ_mcPq1A_6jf1NMVlA0dnFNSDiW3jEg_db1ICmDhFyxG7f81LxXKPQ/s1267/WarnerSP-Showdown-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="1267" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooUC2keIERQ5AvqqhLAYPifoq3dqWsle9Hhyphenhyphen9FrbadJQff15bJg5foo3OCNBs2IdeFJkBVH8SpmhfW0riufWKcSUMvQYlsfx_pYZ5fPfb-mw-N6XpCbFtsCN6suB4fd10eUTmtZ_mcPq1A_6jf1NMVlA0dnFNSDiW3jEg_db1ICmDhFyxG7f81LxXKPQ/w640-h268/WarnerSP-Showdown-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Piper Curda, the friendly ticket taker. As theatre owner Terrence Howard says: "Here at the Warner Grand we operate three hundred and sixty-five days a year. We got a little somethin' for everybody..."</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oxNNiVUSlN3VBZJ7XnaZCf1u1Fw0qNyEzd9QFA00fxARk_AwNdrI8mL_xsKvJqt7uGgfYDutjRF9Y91M1V_vjkAAOxH8TyTS-GuNocreOW6AFC6YUeF6VIswPmvw6oTRPIGbuHVTrJmVRUhjZkRCw5CApqGfjpuDn0Dir7Aa3UM9A1XPIdAsotPMeKc/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1500" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oxNNiVUSlN3VBZJ7XnaZCf1u1Fw0qNyEzd9QFA00fxARk_AwNdrI8mL_xsKvJqt7uGgfYDutjRF9Y91M1V_vjkAAOxH8TyTS-GuNocreOW6AFC6YUeF6VIswPmvw6oTRPIGbuHVTrJmVRUhjZkRCw5CApqGfjpuDn0Dir7Aa3UM9A1XPIdAsotPMeKc/w640-h280/WarnerSP-Showdown-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Terrence up in the Warner's booth at one of the Norelcos. These are first-generation TODD-AO machines with two motors, one for 30 frames per second, one for 24. That's the 30 fps motor we see at the bottom of the image. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsZbh7JV2dZjEdK1XcRKHG22FcfRpanJLrVjCf0EFBoZKmifZqZHk5OOGU_KkBppoKoNbXA7nmUaFe9xCCcHR7FGLsAZrkTlRP5x9RgGg14oWz1hZfpArnHYU3-A5d0Fjj5g6YT9LwAxjt1wLhZQHNz_vzijnZIx-fNnCm5NnwAiu2OqNrvFBLOwN8K8/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1500" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsZbh7JV2dZjEdK1XcRKHG22FcfRpanJLrVjCf0EFBoZKmifZqZHk5OOGU_KkBppoKoNbXA7nmUaFe9xCCcHR7FGLsAZrkTlRP5x9RgGg14oWz1hZfpArnHYU3-A5d0Fjj5g6YT9LwAxjt1wLhZQHNz_vzijnZIx-fNnCm5NnwAiu2OqNrvFBLOwN8K8/w640-h280/WarnerSP-Showdown-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watching the film go through machine #1. Later in the film we get a fight scene in the booth. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0zaUzTETY_r9lUm9iAau0jXp24drqbXnNBry-cH2L0LLHMr_S9O0ceWb5CbKBUG2hqGNXyq6FvOv9kc8oCjC2L67zQJijstlL7yIOapG2k4H_sOZ5r09niqov5u__eJ6Bct1CD21IQ5k0XGv_4sIunAkWKSWAU90xTILpS5PU-kzEQM6zzphFyABw6Y/s1399/WarnerSP-Showdown-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="1399" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0zaUzTETY_r9lUm9iAau0jXp24drqbXnNBry-cH2L0LLHMr_S9O0ceWb5CbKBUG2hqGNXyq6FvOv9kc8oCjC2L67zQJijstlL7yIOapG2k4H_sOZ5r09niqov5u__eJ6Bct1CD21IQ5k0XGv_4sIunAkWKSWAU90xTILpS5PU-kzEQM6zzphFyABw6Y/w640-h266/WarnerSP-Showdown-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Terrence in the booth. Well, a booth anyway. That's not one of the Warner's Norelcos in this shot. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwIZ0E3DStorBVK9H7JkpIbKFpE3CCCVbXroML2nxFecDyvzHMg4HhgW9N6laHffsi18Nb3D_zQ1JRf8USf8Y730gcUV_XGS8G8JXF-LW4fYkjvDzgm0rRVClLRGZ3THFdHsvnkm9-fMkwmAJ-z8VGaVeWPqoq3rwCPvNEfeyTPpmemZtY-D02SeJ1Uo/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1500" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwIZ0E3DStorBVK9H7JkpIbKFpE3CCCVbXroML2nxFecDyvzHMg4HhgW9N6laHffsi18Nb3D_zQ1JRf8USf8Y730gcUV_XGS8G8JXF-LW4fYkjvDzgm0rRVClLRGZ3THFdHsvnkm9-fMkwmAJ-z8VGaVeWPqoq3rwCPvNEfeyTPpmemZtY-D02SeJ1Uo/w640-h262/WarnerSP-Showdown-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">And we also get shots like this one of Terrence watching a film projected from a booth on the main floor, a set piece added for the film. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBBnFIa561fR2n7qoUPhRuCZMMkEXErNpznOhC6kuiFIoIgw-oa0V16lJzh2S64EAU6u9pmToObNEcAOVSMlqt4RXijSc156GngQhhNlS4x-9gPqhGsANR6zk81L0PjgUhn95TlBmo1GPLYQ-iz4qf1oZ3AdDTYSTWcssWhHCVLCt0HY63enZr44iuQ4/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1500" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBBnFIa561fR2n7qoUPhRuCZMMkEXErNpznOhC6kuiFIoIgw-oa0V16lJzh2S64EAU6u9pmToObNEcAOVSMlqt4RXijSc156GngQhhNlS4x-9gPqhGsANR6zk81L0PjgUhn95TlBmo1GPLYQ-iz4qf1oZ3AdDTYSTWcssWhHCVLCt0HY63enZr44iuQ4/w640-h270/WarnerSP-Showdown-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A personal appearance by Dolph Lundgren on the Warner's stage. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJGxg7sNuhsQvO-5NarrJ77gadgEMlGXcacwHcyMCFiNHh5GXesKfVOrwTiCvTDcloOP4-IUCyrWRFToPEfLzN6wHBFdhtjCfWQlHfAXn-Tkn9zW3AgXDcxeOvuW8nSstWHDf7G0JIT4jDLzZdfdVPW6FLqwJNkXbVNdWZtQHlw-Fnm0YZ1bkKN736B0/s1264/WarnerSP-Showdown-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="1264" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJGxg7sNuhsQvO-5NarrJ77gadgEMlGXcacwHcyMCFiNHh5GXesKfVOrwTiCvTDcloOP4-IUCyrWRFToPEfLzN6wHBFdhtjCfWQlHfAXn-Tkn9zW3AgXDcxeOvuW8nSstWHDf7G0JIT4jDLzZdfdVPW6FLqwJNkXbVNdWZtQHlw-Fnm0YZ1bkKN736B0/w640-h268/WarnerSP-Showdown-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">He's going to show the audience that he can still kick. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5yTYw-2uN0E40qH7CSluGgFaKUhM_AjfzCUCcFZ4m6BpDp7gQ2pb8ZCYB8HAzLVXfawrvsqCEyEucRBZsLt3IvHBoBmy6RvTyZtEYFu_liERaYAQ746MybG_Suza7WJcpQ4so9qkhKHEhGrUVoPex4CndYtUQEh0JyuBfaQus0f1uFpvDuEVLvWPM8M/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ5yTYw-2uN0E40qH7CSluGgFaKUhM_AjfzCUCcFZ4m6BpDp7gQ2pb8ZCYB8HAzLVXfawrvsqCEyEucRBZsLt3IvHBoBmy6RvTyZtEYFu_liERaYAQ746MybG_Suza7WJcpQ4so9qkhKHEhGrUVoPex4CndYtUQEh0JyuBfaQus0f1uFpvDuEVLvWPM8M/w640-h266/WarnerSP-Showdown-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Terrence in the balcony lobby asking Dolph for help in defending the theatre: "You got real combat training, right?"</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ckeC09W5yIEmW6pF197bJRLXYlkcTKWvtX7CA5ivzdYGPDQ9KgYisyNi7DOLKRtzalMVbsiGWuGWN7ucrglf18hSdeZe6GZZ5GCOerqoI3Vzw_ckg7QeehgKznWOl7qKHAbEHcP1PSR9WX0g2bN__0Ak6JHupNk2Y3UsE-sSwxew6wnTDPUJt1jYmcM/s1846/WarnerSP-Showdown-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1846" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ckeC09W5yIEmW6pF197bJRLXYlkcTKWvtX7CA5ivzdYGPDQ9KgYisyNi7DOLKRtzalMVbsiGWuGWN7ucrglf18hSdeZe6GZZ5GCOerqoI3Vzw_ckg7QeehgKznWOl7qKHAbEHcP1PSR9WX0g2bN__0Ak6JHupNk2Y3UsE-sSwxew6wnTDPUJt1jYmcM/w640-h270/WarnerSP-Showdown-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Terrence out in front. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBofcG4dAuH9lRjh9xSHxYi2Ia3h_OmnDhXq9krc8mAORF9KBSnKfx9DsENJ4RAq9wEubdXsMXlrfJal4OOcpPZcK77GV2S2pvMLaoL4uklSGAFyM2De2eUfwi-mbiIKDG2Q8MusMePUQ3KXxBcSeJPLpKc9n1gQZiRVO5INTANuBkPI_yDi5IAvsOfVQ/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1500" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBofcG4dAuH9lRjh9xSHxYi2Ia3h_OmnDhXq9krc8mAORF9KBSnKfx9DsENJ4RAq9wEubdXsMXlrfJal4OOcpPZcK77GV2S2pvMLaoL4uklSGAFyM2De2eUfwi-mbiIKDG2Q8MusMePUQ3KXxBcSeJPLpKc9n1gQZiRVO5INTANuBkPI_yDi5IAvsOfVQ/w640-h268/WarnerSP-Showdown-6.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">The developer's thugs casing the theatre. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-TtHO8TJtURwNX3rwVvIaSD_UxFIF54lbfLDnrwrdQSbZwuTUWKhwrG1zIXpxjG8AovrCnW3O1aO2f_VzdSDHoq-4m8xt5b3RXFcW2OnKdvxCH6DsaTfUV3Iz245Fe4FqAu_hNM4jCCqud4WUTRQBnyYcrBcS72ChLTfv3guR8iEUYNsFp5ZGRRZY24/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-TtHO8TJtURwNX3rwVvIaSD_UxFIF54lbfLDnrwrdQSbZwuTUWKhwrG1zIXpxjG8AovrCnW3O1aO2f_VzdSDHoq-4m8xt5b3RXFcW2OnKdvxCH6DsaTfUV3Iz245Fe4FqAu_hNM4jCCqud4WUTRQBnyYcrBcS72ChLTfv3guR8iEUYNsFp5ZGRRZY24/w640-h266/WarnerSP-Showdown-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the auditorium. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrX8DlNZQUAUJnG8bzN-Z9uLRlCuakvPFqSVL-Sw2uCybBAy4sZKH1TlqMoLPH7kayA1uI8TLx0bF5SGBU_IKbCPlvPiSFaol45e1Gp3jhdrOUhKLj6cx2qf5whXfd05CtlcIMCNiis_IDgHIPqsOnNKKS6DwelqV682_tz_oN183TB_h9atcenpr7-g/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrX8DlNZQUAUJnG8bzN-Z9uLRlCuakvPFqSVL-Sw2uCybBAy4sZKH1TlqMoLPH7kayA1uI8TLx0bF5SGBU_IKbCPlvPiSFaol45e1Gp3jhdrOUhKLj6cx2qf5whXfd05CtlcIMCNiis_IDgHIPqsOnNKKS6DwelqV682_tz_oN183TB_h9atcenpr7-g/w640-h266/WarnerSP-Showdown-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Later mayhem in the balcony lobby. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVCMdUdFeu8pioqp0yntLVJSNm6V43_g_-Et0AYu8FCb_kRqeJYhNsfodi6mVw4BvC5elbSevbZyK20LlKJxhCTBCHsSbEhUYr-6BGVIEPsGRdfCqrcxQYoUW7fCBH77ojO_T3u9x8m7OjKgyVoIGpPztO9aND8UODB0N5I9ispCvufAGHzQTi7lymyg/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1500" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVCMdUdFeu8pioqp0yntLVJSNm6V43_g_-Et0AYu8FCb_kRqeJYhNsfodi6mVw4BvC5elbSevbZyK20LlKJxhCTBCHsSbEhUYr-6BGVIEPsGRdfCqrcxQYoUW7fCBH77ojO_T3u9x8m7OjKgyVoIGpPztO9aND8UODB0N5I9ispCvufAGHzQTi7lymyg/w640-h264/WarnerSP-Showdown-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A shootout at the snackbar. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QoFRA8gcqCLjTvhYkp9h2cJQOQSnn_EdZR6CykHgXpVYmYCO_w-MQbHtCJlZ9G-8YPu59cPtrT3giNv-Rfrnl90zHjXRNrM_4JEYa8HBIbucWR6kV-n3qmd5VjkxydyOEcFpVqecQfTFjo9nJrT-cSE91Y2BpIHq6r6OZscGtHThg5edeBzrcij6vNA/s1500/WarnerSP-Showdown-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1500" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QoFRA8gcqCLjTvhYkp9h2cJQOQSnn_EdZR6CykHgXpVYmYCO_w-MQbHtCJlZ9G-8YPu59cPtrT3giNv-Rfrnl90zHjXRNrM_4JEYa8HBIbucWR6kV-n3qmd5VjkxydyOEcFpVqecQfTFjo9nJrT-cSE91Y2BpIHq6r6OZscGtHThg5edeBzrcij6vNA/w640-h266/WarnerSP-Showdown-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A look toward the Warner's vertical. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiysDEUrQyMn94MgEJfrrcCNkypR_mySYhbu1UDrKdkNHSs_WW2jNKh8EVRxYx0j6GgFo7x49n541ulkGbXE4TP-qKLbOrsmamPw7nOvnHE5Kaf8e-gJ7v3gC-zWTs1uUBY1gxXaxPnazRLjlzQg3-RkEJtgV9M3obHPqmXH0_GjrkIquobQ6_FDdF8c/s1265/WarnerSP-Showdown-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="1265" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiysDEUrQyMn94MgEJfrrcCNkypR_mySYhbu1UDrKdkNHSs_WW2jNKh8EVRxYx0j6GgFo7x49n541ulkGbXE4TP-qKLbOrsmamPw7nOvnHE5Kaf8e-gJ7v3gC-zWTs1uUBY1gxXaxPnazRLjlzQg3-RkEJtgV9M3obHPqmXH0_GjrkIquobQ6_FDdF8c/w640-h268/WarnerSP-Showdown-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Terrence defending his property by any means necessary: "Stay away from my friends, my theater, and my neighborhood." Some of the images seen here are from the film's trailer. Others were furnished by the director. Thanks, Orson! <br /></p><p>See the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/warner-grand.html" target="_blank"><b>Warner Grand</b></a> pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building and many photos. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18115690" target="_blank">Showdown at the Grand</a></b>" The trailer is on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLSr-ir9vlc" target="_blank">YouTube</a></b>. <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-72729527365058302392024-01-10T09:18:00.000-08:002024-02-07T08:25:24.694-08:00"Intimate Stranger"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr3ZUl1LhJ0Ju2jVOQAbZyTh5qL8cqanZJGgzgCi8Y-aiofSRtg_OE0ddpluZsiDobz3BStzDKxd416sKOUij_p2Q2HA83Ygx0Qov-bL5hyphenhyphen_FBLQD9hhhmvNrfatnuBAlcrVjWhXIugliMBiP0oaaGGYsg1P9F6LqKJzaa0wEkrimdg9CXXt-mrlWGfw/s1438/Egyptian-Intimate-Stranger-1991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1438" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihr3ZUl1LhJ0Ju2jVOQAbZyTh5qL8cqanZJGgzgCi8Y-aiofSRtg_OE0ddpluZsiDobz3BStzDKxd416sKOUij_p2Q2HA83Ygx0Qov-bL5hyphenhyphen_FBLQD9hhhmvNrfatnuBAlcrVjWhXIugliMBiP0oaaGGYsg1P9F6LqKJzaa0wEkrimdg9CXXt-mrlWGfw/w640-h346/Egyptian-Intimate-Stranger-1991.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p>We look across Hollywood Blvd. in the TV movie "Intimate Stranger" (South Gate Entertainment, 1991). It got a 1992 theatrical release in some countries. Allan Holzman directed. The cinematography was by Ilan Rosenberg. </p><p>The Egyptian was running "The Krays," a November 1990 release starring Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp and Billie Whitelaw. Richard DuVal comments: "<span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">A banner poster for 'Marked For Death' starring Steven Seagal is directly below the marquee."</span></p><p>Thanks to Eric Schaefer for spotting the theatre and getting the screenshot. He comments: </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">"The protagonist played by Deborah Harry lives in The Outpost Building. In this shot Paige French is standing in the lobby with the Egyptian across the street. There are some other shots of L.A. here and there, including a quick blur of the Los Feliz marquee."<br /></p><p>See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/egyptian-overview.html" target="_blank"><b>Egyptian Theatre</b></a>
on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos and a discussion of
the theatre's history. The theatre is located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd., a
block east of Highland Ave. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104519" target="_blank">Intimate Stranger</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-3207750493660690502024-01-09T15:58:00.000-08:002024-01-12T16:05:40.583-08:00"Sam's Son"<p>The Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena was used for Michael Landon's film "Sam's Son" (Invictus
Entyertainment, 1984). It's the story of Landon's troubles as a teenager
and eventual success on a high school track team. Eli Wallach, Anne
Jackson and Timothy Patrick Murphy starred. The cinematography was by
Ted Voigtlander. </p><p>Thanks to Rick Rische for mentioning that the film
shot at the theatre when he was working there. </p><p>See the Los Angeles Theatres page about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/rialto-theatre-south-pasadena.html" target="_blank"><b>Rialto Theatre</b></a> for lots of history and many photos. It's a 1925 design by Lewis A. Smith. Since 2017 it has been used as a church. <br /></p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088034" target="_blank">Sam's Son</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-32343309604404091472024-01-04T10:55:00.000-08:002024-01-04T12:07:19.041-08:00"Commando"<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac0h2zWqSpPUqyZU5NyYN49w8qfB4uVTykMCi8Km1cD8iC8Sh-JCzM0H2k7-PuIh6LYw-2fC_aHf7i8MyuX_9NUXMEgtyak1PY_pl3E5k5oOOhS99bL-HyncXxMkmKFYqt6UFaiG54haFGw0i0q8T_HPM81zilN7UzVHOrbvJuBafYGhyphenhyphenkJZ74qI_bis/s1157/ShermanOaks-G-Commando-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1157" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgac0h2zWqSpPUqyZU5NyYN49w8qfB4uVTykMCi8Km1cD8iC8Sh-JCzM0H2k7-PuIh6LYw-2fC_aHf7i8MyuX_9NUXMEgtyak1PY_pl3E5k5oOOhS99bL-HyncXxMkmKFYqt6UFaiG54haFGw0i0q8T_HPM81zilN7UzVHOrbvJuBafYGhyphenhyphenkJZ74qI_bis/w640-h338/ShermanOaks-G-Commando-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">We get a look at the Pacific 4 Theatres in the Sherman Oaks Galleria in a brawl scene in Mark
Lester's film "Commando" (20th Century Fox, 1985). </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">The film </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong. Also featured are Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, Alyssa Milano, David Patrick Kelly, James Olson and Sharon Wyatt. The cinematography was by Matthew F. Leonetti. This was familiar terrain for Leonetti as he had shot "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" here in 1981. <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GQu3CzIuTQCigJyniKmwKzKktonArpoUH6HJBHC1mREOgrnKZhS7u-HPkNdK1YQ30F4QnMlvz0ni83rxq0tJkI5MGmSeyBBBXSreKmPc1xk4GmCrhNXX7Y-uHaRUUC2DuQEZLJkGH5tObXbDq_raetwqnYwHmEM7Xkhx25z_aBhka5IqSWmp1Tsincw/s1205/ShermanOaks-G-Commando-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="1205" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GQu3CzIuTQCigJyniKmwKzKktonArpoUH6HJBHC1mREOgrnKZhS7u-HPkNdK1YQ30F4QnMlvz0ni83rxq0tJkI5MGmSeyBBBXSreKmPc1xk4GmCrhNXX7Y-uHaRUUC2DuQEZLJkGH5tObXbDq_raetwqnYwHmEM7Xkhx25z_aBhka5IqSWmp1Tsincw/w640-h328/ShermanOaks-G-Commando-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Heading to get Arnold, who's going to throw a telephone booth at them. <br /></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2023/12/sherman-oaks-galleria.html" target="_blank">Pacific 4 Theatres</a></b>
on the Los Angeles Theatres site. There's also information on the
replacement 16 screen complex that opened in the mall in 2001. It was
later rebranded as an ArcLight and in 2021 became the Regal Sherman Oaks
Galleria. </span></p><p><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">There's a two-and-a-half minute clip of the mall brawl
scene on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcSXHU0zktM&t=97s" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a>. </span>Thanks to Whiteberry for sharing it as part of his great post on <b><a href="https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=19282411&postcount=24" target="_blank">Blu-ray.com</a></b> that gives a rundown of the mall's appearances in various movies and TV shows. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088944" target="_blank">Commando</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-10257510075187972292023-12-31T11:00:00.000-08:002024-01-03T16:42:13.135-08:00"Fast Times at Ridgemont High"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFOiCNdAXv_2URI4F41EzJE-S45VcoCJht-6ytCoN1MoTJtU_xzGwDRjq64qWCD_shy9XsgG2UNS6-l8xaLpXAOt-VU56ckvCw86tRDduG4iuZ9gi7WUrXM-wcTEi1LlKGjRtyonJGZjMccrieCNZQfheebfJ4B2M5t6L8Kh5yeQKC6v9kLKoLENY2TA/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1500" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFOiCNdAXv_2URI4F41EzJE-S45VcoCJht-6ytCoN1MoTJtU_xzGwDRjq64qWCD_shy9XsgG2UNS6-l8xaLpXAOt-VU56ckvCw86tRDduG4iuZ9gi7WUrXM-wcTEi1LlKGjRtyonJGZjMccrieCNZQfheebfJ4B2M5t6L8Kh5yeQKC6v9kLKoLENY2TA/w640-h346/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">During the opening credits of Amy Heckerling's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
(Universal, 1982) we see ticket taker Mark 'Rat' Ratner, played by Brian Backer, at the Pacific 4 Theatres in the Sherman Oaks Galleria. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>The film also features Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh,
Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Ray Walston, Kelli Maroney, Eric Stoltz
and Forest Whitaker. Cameron Crowe did the screenplay based on his book. The
cinematography was by Matthew F. Leonetti. Marty Glassman comments: </p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">"<span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">I
was in there watching 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' with a friend, when
they showed the scene of the inside of the mall. Everyone started
laughing in the theater, and then they showed the kid taking tickets in
the theater that we were watching the movie, and then we really started laughing."</span></div><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"> </span></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCdrKi4FL48P264dz1OvZl7NpjiIlCVpox8f64jcp08wLAO_fFbtsqnRO78WQwHBn4X7j0Trm3EmghfA3e6ZQ-71pBcQiSsK1u2dH_qc98OYFfdgTxSQdeZ_RKtu9nK7IyNsDIU0M0kyahzfRe51MR60dJoLvFN6OKE76dm_kJM8JHC5zbkpEJkdxUKI/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1500" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCdrKi4FL48P264dz1OvZl7NpjiIlCVpox8f64jcp08wLAO_fFbtsqnRO78WQwHBn4X7j0Trm3EmghfA3e6ZQ-71pBcQiSsK1u2dH_qc98OYFfdgTxSQdeZ_RKtu9nK7IyNsDIU0M0kyahzfRe51MR60dJoLvFN6OKE76dm_kJM8JHC5zbkpEJkdxUKI/w640-h338/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">"Smoking is upstairs and to your left." </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvAsuPNhWtzedfXfChsMKRbrEpH9fS3Vs7oINN9cdUa7NGiqO8TZBVDyzDbOh7xouCkHTZ1tp64c0GsDOK7SCRgkeu7kOD4u7xsiDdpKmH6h71Vr4QYmgHmodAwvQvpIxWjnrA1goIiWvwPHT0iyq7ASzTQZW6ZhiluJv3B5P5CwJ2Ul5VvAQ-7BmIRM/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1500" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvAsuPNhWtzedfXfChsMKRbrEpH9fS3Vs7oINN9cdUa7NGiqO8TZBVDyzDbOh7xouCkHTZ1tp64c0GsDOK7SCRgkeu7kOD4u7xsiDdpKmH6h71Vr4QYmgHmodAwvQvpIxWjnrA1goIiWvwPHT0iyq7ASzTQZW6ZhiluJv3B5P5CwJ2Ul5VvAQ-7BmIRM/w640-h340/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Local scalper Mike Damone, played by Robert Romanus, comes by for a chat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCTBJxv46Tfw8DXEo11p4BRXCrSW5ZLwRfl9EKLSrc0bpJ39Oee6CRxcYAY0Wx7QKIOtW6w1UmXUwTvjfr_Eut2YpgtWU7hMElFGPM6fO8v7qv-_SCZAs-NU81O14vd4xpi9upxEHV9NW_FQRRk9azH2Wv7BVWrrZ-BHi9hJxB2WOtbHt7PkDl_EpDSk/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1500" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCTBJxv46Tfw8DXEo11p4BRXCrSW5ZLwRfl9EKLSrc0bpJ39Oee6CRxcYAY0Wx7QKIOtW6w1UmXUwTvjfr_Eut2YpgtWU7hMElFGPM6fO8v7qv-_SCZAs-NU81O14vd4xpi9upxEHV9NW_FQRRk9azH2Wv7BVWrrZ-BHi9hJxB2WOtbHt7PkDl_EpDSk/w640-h340/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-104.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> The kids want Van Halen tickets. They're not happy but they pay $20 for the $12 tickets. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ9gqqmZFM2tNJbl-YpQbbpAC3RPvKwyqV1dIAGrvLzmjfZs_lD7P5DPfNS0OditYnwHXPAQ0CLHUfTV6cmQxhfUbde9yBhpfW60TFOiKNpKrs-NQSP8vFjXlLKiUSytcX8H4aLhNHYxRyIX76QL9FlxsfEWoamRFGtMDxjZWAPLRUjzB0xp0Cupgek0/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1500" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ9gqqmZFM2tNJbl-YpQbbpAC3RPvKwyqV1dIAGrvLzmjfZs_lD7P5DPfNS0OditYnwHXPAQ0CLHUfTV6cmQxhfUbde9yBhpfW60TFOiKNpKrs-NQSP8vFjXlLKiUSytcX8H4aLhNHYxRyIX76QL9FlxsfEWoamRFGtMDxjZWAPLRUjzB0xp0Cupgek0/w640-h340/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-105.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Stacey, played by Jennifer Jason Leigh, works at Perry's Pizza. Rat gets brave and asks for her number. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nSEWiP9zPd0lIOGSP088csadpzSF0rsKfPmYyQcrHb_robqmXpQPqT6ysyKxXZHlqrVd8DjaqpYVmCeU_ZyzKT9buj3kDcR2R9UAh6JXqWbHQF7pMGVqt762XSBRVQMicD8j_Eh2uWB5Mt5egWkGdf6d-OaMgoBLtjtQKWaWiQmlW-4RNavHnD2hLoQ/s640/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-1A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="640" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nSEWiP9zPd0lIOGSP088csadpzSF0rsKfPmYyQcrHb_robqmXpQPqT6ysyKxXZHlqrVd8DjaqpYVmCeU_ZyzKT9buj3kDcR2R9UAh6JXqWbHQF7pMGVqt762XSBRVQMicD8j_Eh2uWB5Mt5egWkGdf6d-OaMgoBLtjtQKWaWiQmlW-4RNavHnD2hLoQ/w640-h350/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-1A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">A look across from Perry's. On the theatre's readerboard: "The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas." Thanks to Whiteberry for this screenshot he shared in a great post on <b><a href="https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=19282411&postcount=24" target="_blank">Blu-ray.com</a></b> that gives a rundown of the mall's appearances in various movies and TV shows. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmR5R1t8xECtvVjcuRZNA-hx5OwtPi0IDSazr-Il1QcxtbFzX9bAJ_lvjnkE1f3c7ecwBzGV0YyjlH_VFJ8gx1dKtV-AI9-JHjXv4OlZzN5pvFKMWXhibOqjaMuY4R_YZIpvQUTQ6fGSUYFMTxWxckYpl-xfPd2UnMKPAcaLPuegjl1AyH4qaOxB5Co4/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="830" data-original-width="1500" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmR5R1t8xECtvVjcuRZNA-hx5OwtPi0IDSazr-Il1QcxtbFzX9bAJ_lvjnkE1f3c7ecwBzGV0YyjlH_VFJ8gx1dKtV-AI9-JHjXv4OlZzN5pvFKMWXhibOqjaMuY4R_YZIpvQUTQ6fGSUYFMTxWxckYpl-xfPd2UnMKPAcaLPuegjl1AyH4qaOxB5Co4/w640-h354/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of the film we see Rat closing doors after a show. A new year has begun. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_xrJOwdx7uCCTDecgJddCxGdocAxNDzrk-rU_xOiPsOhnGfomZichx0OF_Dn9YcDa9ndoNCF6JES4tGHfFONnCnGii7K1_IZmSOlWyQmShEmMBzMDN3vFwZqEr2cuBO6JAmHy8hjGkssJs1EKlPzBS7qGsZrkJoV01IGY3MIatV4FTBrCjwMaZ6up1Y/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1500" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO_xrJOwdx7uCCTDecgJddCxGdocAxNDzrk-rU_xOiPsOhnGfomZichx0OF_Dn9YcDa9ndoNCF6JES4tGHfFONnCnGii7K1_IZmSOlWyQmShEmMBzMDN3vFwZqEr2cuBO6JAmHy8hjGkssJs1EKlPzBS7qGsZrkJoV01IGY3MIatV4FTBrCjwMaZ6up1Y/w640-h334/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Stacy and her co-worker, Phoebe Cates, are on duty at Perry's Pizza. Stacy waves. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxZ64u-YyyzwCwc9hFY3TB0o9zNQB8mD245E4Xbm4PjehEDp2iSILkoXkgFORY9bp_k0Ids5ox6fswoHtdY8qcpc9priB6bxmHdQZln5udWyPEwrsSzCzxJz9FC7fvXju5G_csXljuWrmngrs9abpI0EYpcERP6iui15llS0tl-cFLeFv_NiMlbezjOU/s1500/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1500" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxZ64u-YyyzwCwc9hFY3TB0o9zNQB8mD245E4Xbm4PjehEDp2iSILkoXkgFORY9bp_k0Ids5ox6fswoHtdY8qcpc9priB6bxmHdQZln5udWyPEwrsSzCzxJz9FC7fvXju5G_csXljuWrmngrs9abpI0EYpcERP6iui15llS0tl-cFLeFv_NiMlbezjOU/w640-h344/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Rat waves back. Stacy beckons him over and they kiss. The end credits advise that they're in a passionate romatic relationship but they haven't yet gone all the way. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2023/12/sherman-oaks-galleria.html" target="_blank">Pacific 4 Theatres</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site. There's also information on the replacement 16 screen complex that opened in the mall in 2001. It was later rebranded as an ArcLight and in 2021 became the Regal Sherman Oaks Galleria. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Todd Tarpley analyzes the
mall layout and has a number of shots from the film in a post on his
site <a href="http://tarpreport.blogspot.com/2014/05/sherman-oaks-galleria-1980s-floor-plan.html" target="_blank"><b>The Tarp Report</b></a>. The mall exterior we see in the opening credits was shot at Santa Monica Place. The school they used was located in Van Nuys. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">On IMDb: </span>"<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083929" target="_blank">Fast Times at Ridgemont High</a></b>" </div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLHo5wvxC2X9fQYaoj0C88RENBjjOH4dsQWWydkLRCqwl8n4mXPMkXIWi9rPiQjI-_WrhdnXXDCZS0I2HBdPNoNE5FbTTPcp9woTGo026Xs9w9hig3u41oxh2Bj2qOuzhP9Z3Z53X9-onEoVLTOMWgdfoxjIIr4aqiKS4OQRw5EevpR7SSdo7xAq0FEY/s1000/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-Whiteberry-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="661" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLHo5wvxC2X9fQYaoj0C88RENBjjOH4dsQWWydkLRCqwl8n4mXPMkXIWi9rPiQjI-_WrhdnXXDCZS0I2HBdPNoNE5FbTTPcp9woTGo026Xs9w9hig3u41oxh2Bj2qOuzhP9Z3Z53X9-onEoVLTOMWgdfoxjIIr4aqiKS4OQRw5EevpR7SSdo7xAq0FEY/w424-h640/ShermanOaks-G-FastTimes-Whiteberry-2.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en">A production shot of Brian Backer at the theatre entrance. Thanks to </span>Whiteberry for sharing this image in his superb 2021 post about the mall's movie appearances on <a href="https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=19282411&postcount=24" target="_blank"><b>Blu-ray.com</b></a>. <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto" lang="en"> </span></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-243735020184577392023-12-28T03:37:00.000-08:002024-03-07T09:24:58.458-08:00"The American Society of Magical Negroes"<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhuG5CrYipv9WW_KBN_kJfHA_gqAjX9S2Kck_iVY77hkfFYjCzc7hQoK_bTt9L2FfGxmY4rqxhVflCW-QvY8y-sdRO-hpQb5LCogOCQH9xA7ja9qI2ti2KsWoTRtf89bvh1CB196q7MLEkCb_aE3R5kiEI41KkXkFCyknrVRaz-o2MokL211E-QVkFdU/s850/LosAngeles-Magical-Negroes-1A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="850" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhuG5CrYipv9WW_KBN_kJfHA_gqAjX9S2Kck_iVY77hkfFYjCzc7hQoK_bTt9L2FfGxmY4rqxhVflCW-QvY8y-sdRO-hpQb5LCogOCQH9xA7ja9qI2ti2KsWoTRtf89bvh1CB196q7MLEkCb_aE3R5kiEI41KkXkFCyknrVRaz-o2MokL211E-QVkFdU/w640-h316/LosAngeles-Magical-Negroes-1A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Yes, there's levitation going on in the basement lounge of the Los Angeles Theatre, 615 S. Broadway. It's seen as the headquarters of the titular organization in "The American Society of Magical Negroes" (Focus Features, March 2024). Here were looking toward the stairs. The production added several wall panels to fill in the openings. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">In this satire the members are trained to use their magical abilities to make white people happier. When they're happy, black people are safer being around them. The film features Justice Smith, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Nicole Byer and David Alan Grier. Kobi Libii directed. The cinematography was by Doug Emmett. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSXj1b4lrsGAdZqAw5_K_Ut7TqICIMh4x3Uqythz2Y88D8h9Xe_aZqHeUMVOqeubXu0m8mB41NP8RydakK5rISWWMX_fD8SkPskvqX8KAME0UbXcJcsXKNULd8Il65LZ3Rr17aM4UeuxcrURAkwEvTjM0Eaks8IjOWmmw2h9rLPHzpzeLtTtgccZIoFE/s1920/LosAngeles-Magical-Negroes-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1920" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSXj1b4lrsGAdZqAw5_K_Ut7TqICIMh4x3Uqythz2Y88D8h9Xe_aZqHeUMVOqeubXu0m8mB41NP8RydakK5rISWWMX_fD8SkPskvqX8KAME0UbXcJcsXKNULd8Il65LZ3Rr17aM4UeuxcrURAkwEvTjM0Eaks8IjOWmmw2h9rLPHzpzeLtTtgccZIoFE/w640-h314/LosAngeles-Magical-Negroes-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Another shot in the lounge. Here we're looking toward the former restaurant space, where we also get a number of scenes. The film also uses the men's restroom, the ladies cosmetics room and the intermediate level lounge, up one floor from the main lounge. </p><p>We get one scene walking up the house right side aisle of the auditorium and out an exit door. Outside we're in a field looking at Monticello. There are several scenes in the apartment of the character played by Justice Smith. For this they used the second floor area over the south retail space. We get some shots with the Desmond Building visible out the big windows and in one scene have a view of some of the Palace Theatre signage. <br /></p><p>See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/04/los-angeles-theatre.html" target="_blank"><b>Los Angeles Theatre</b></a> on the L.A. Theatres site for a history of the 1931 vintage movie palace along with hundreds of photos. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30007864" target="_blank">The American Society of Magical Negroes</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-49384293495921194092023-12-07T10:35:00.000-08:002023-12-07T11:37:51.975-08:00"College Coach" <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmeSzRAvotUFAZndZHwI2HoS8X2mU_36h3-BrOL9CdW88dO5oz8TSdIMnsMxeshDqszhntHoCdFuEgUFptcYm5Bv98EQDTUH7wfrMfDisTso4Iy_rH-7pJ9JuHrnwbG1nUj2JJqHjSK2idrzCr0iXTRVi1r_c2KDJ_HSNXmurGAEW-vhzcyEvmD_6XpQ/s801/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="801" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmeSzRAvotUFAZndZHwI2HoS8X2mU_36h3-BrOL9CdW88dO5oz8TSdIMnsMxeshDqszhntHoCdFuEgUFptcYm5Bv98EQDTUH7wfrMfDisTso4Iy_rH-7pJ9JuHrnwbG1nUj2JJqHjSK2idrzCr0iXTRVi1r_c2KDJ_HSNXmurGAEW-vhzcyEvmD_6XpQ/w640-h482/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Pat O'Brien, as Coach Gore, is waiting for a passenger as the train pulls into the station in "College Coach" (Warner Bros., 1933). The coach has been hired by cash-strapped Calvert College to develop a football team that will sell tickets and ease the school's financial difficulties. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to Colleen Connell for identifying the location of this scene and recognizing the South Pasadena Opera House building that we see a minute later. She's an archivist with the <a href="https://sppreservation.org/" target="_blank"><b>South Pasadena Preservation Foundation</b></a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7bcytwY-EN3MO5i0OPUFVLYwJxkNlE8RYtzvzqT4U7hCMNk4NScMUC0Yk061afp8RsBbvhAJpIhJLzKyyqX__yp1holq7W7GtWWd3-lf9Iw5Njew39lxxJmXsaovs27e9BNCg17AAe46IJgM6uMsJnta2VLjUbeWoQgPV1u6nlsPbQgadZq2s-qyzHM/s815/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="815" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7bcytwY-EN3MO5i0OPUFVLYwJxkNlE8RYtzvzqT4U7hCMNk4NScMUC0Yk061afp8RsBbvhAJpIhJLzKyyqX__yp1holq7W7GtWWd3-lf9Iw5Njew39lxxJmXsaovs27e9BNCg17AAe46IJgM6uMsJnta2VLjUbeWoQgPV1u6nlsPbQgadZq2s-qyzHM/w640-h480/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Lyle Talbot is a player coming in on the train and he expected a warmer welcome from Pat. All he gets is "See you at practice." <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FZFSSjlUbVTrYqCEei19ZXgXnbKKW0FYpnelnR4ZgS5gNtDQ_0HcMGPrN5c28kSFkifNFm8g7A5sZln5zlBNNjUzQiu9_ALw0yqkSAdyHcdYZd3Y4nrB1nD96licu1EMofDz50gbiiKCzeX2IPnFcSQdFhvXw_VqV1IOUxhoUO3aKuFefPwybjXpCa4/s826/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="826" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FZFSSjlUbVTrYqCEei19ZXgXnbKKW0FYpnelnR4ZgS5gNtDQ_0HcMGPrN5c28kSFkifNFm8g7A5sZln5zlBNNjUzQiu9_ALw0yqkSAdyHcdYZd3Y4nrB1nD96licu1EMofDz50gbiiKCzeX2IPnFcSQdFhvXw_VqV1IOUxhoUO3aKuFefPwybjXpCa4/w640-h474/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">It turns out that Pat is actually waiting for his wife, Ann Dvorak. Earlier we saw Ann and Lyle having an interaction on the train. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGkj9DaZrL9QJNLQKqwPl8IT8VRxh-K3gRHQz4VZJrHukZUzo3GN7cLmytWLKrIgITOr2C8q-5WP5lMfr8XvYG61Dacq_yl-Y3RnB5pihxy8yXRGedzU6vZ8nl4xBSohmJlt8vO_SB85IUkuCcm8Ums7pP0vgBMUXPAEngYKDEfypcl2zr9Q8_ieEtjQ/s844/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="844" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGkj9DaZrL9QJNLQKqwPl8IT8VRxh-K3gRHQz4VZJrHukZUzo3GN7cLmytWLKrIgITOr2C8q-5WP5lMfr8XvYG61Dacq_yl-Y3RnB5pihxy8yXRGedzU6vZ8nl4xBSohmJlt8vO_SB85IUkuCcm8Ums7pP0vgBMUXPAEngYKDEfypcl2zr9Q8_ieEtjQ/w640-h478/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">When we head to the car we get a view of the South Pasadena Opera House, 915 Center St. The building dated from 1888 and was demolished in 1939. On the left is Charles C. Wilson, who has come to the station with Pat. The car is a new one that Pat has bought for Ann. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzU-ZWj3QNzhJkfq1MqgwWjLn1M2hKu7QxOzc3HCZldQ0hPmJSxi4tLWQEnLVUCG9yDBmO4wQg1xfXIXToji4cBBduY3dJm-pE0Fa0W_f0__daA7EZHfIkREo8MmBR-pfnBovNVOsbNYzLqE1KlPoBars9m5KuOWXk-CIT8yx6XeFpHFPJ9CKIY5P8Zvw/s882/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="882" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzU-ZWj3QNzhJkfq1MqgwWjLn1M2hKu7QxOzc3HCZldQ0hPmJSxi4tLWQEnLVUCG9yDBmO4wQg1xfXIXToji4cBBduY3dJm-pE0Fa0W_f0__daA7EZHfIkREo8MmBR-pfnBovNVOsbNYzLqE1KlPoBars9m5KuOWXk-CIT8yx6XeFpHFPJ9CKIY5P8Zvw/w640-h464/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pat has also found a house. Ann hasn't seen it yet and expects he'll show it to her. But he says that Charlie will show her around and he'll be home for dinner. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiUBAbbaxczG-lXkWCeHeKSwwQ9lSkma4x-nTIdGgfhf3PGYfro2mxkZuwUWzHOn9BFvfMyXGzyQALr7vwz_VTENVXkENcb_eHau8QZnmXzDCID7FtHpWxNNctGRCSex2Id6ypV5BMcV8yktn_abwTR8tBVmi-aNRBuRJM9mHMyRkZ9oP6meCwT-SK9Q/s853/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="853" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiUBAbbaxczG-lXkWCeHeKSwwQ9lSkma4x-nTIdGgfhf3PGYfro2mxkZuwUWzHOn9BFvfMyXGzyQALr7vwz_VTENVXkENcb_eHau8QZnmXzDCID7FtHpWxNNctGRCSex2Id6ypV5BMcV8yktn_abwTR8tBVmi-aNRBuRJM9mHMyRkZ9oP6meCwT-SK9Q/w640-h502/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ann at the wheel of her new car. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xBiNgFOMg5sow_2aOajZaHD09bL9L5fDqcNnCv9N05c-EonTK59_rmnXFTRDo9yScNQFPN-JxNMR4p0qk_fA96yd4MvY7b7wpotHL7-EVvs1kE3AK3RyFtKJC9T_fP1uhJl5fVL6JF7FNEIC1PEGkGyUcVfQ67uht9jSvWEq714adKvF9NxTZNiW7Xo/s893/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="893" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xBiNgFOMg5sow_2aOajZaHD09bL9L5fDqcNnCv9N05c-EonTK59_rmnXFTRDo9yScNQFPN-JxNMR4p0qk_fA96yd4MvY7b7wpotHL7-EVvs1kE3AK3RyFtKJC9T_fP1uhJl5fVL6JF7FNEIC1PEGkGyUcVfQ67uht9jSvWEq714adKvF9NxTZNiW7Xo/w640-h480/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">A better view of the Opera House facade after Ann and Charlie drive away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKptxv5f74RXAFQ3dGwHBr6hE0Bcc4VpkkoC0ex5_wMQjnlDtVivny1hyphenhyphen1NRtzn3Z-K_vwUDCAiBRl-ocUT0FiSXefcUkcPXoZLE1aaAK82po1qJIyCFLyq5QEQYwbmM3fV-Svg0FZYtcqShBDV2Zps8okTieGSdPHM23K1XiEyWFF-LtjeJEHFe9mkk/s891/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="891" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKptxv5f74RXAFQ3dGwHBr6hE0Bcc4VpkkoC0ex5_wMQjnlDtVivny1hyphenhyphen1NRtzn3Z-K_vwUDCAiBRl-ocUT0FiSXefcUkcPXoZLE1aaAK82po1qJIyCFLyq5QEQYwbmM3fV-Svg0FZYtcqShBDV2Zps8okTieGSdPHM23K1XiEyWFF-LtjeJEHFe9mkk/w640-h482/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Although Pat says he's swamped with work at the office he really has other plans. The scene ends with him whistling for a cab. <br /></p><p>The film also features Dick Powell, Arthur Byron, Hugh Herbert, Donald Meek and Berton Churchill. William A. Wellman directed. The cinematography was by Arthur L. Todd. <br /></p><p>See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2019/12/south-pasadena-opera.html" target="_blank">South Pasadena Opera House</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about the building. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023899" target="_blank">College Coach</a></b>"</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwo_sTW5VfIF22PQ1cnbnYErgBH_MWJTOPl2J_IQCD66gzd84ihoY2eeBeTCLZoqI0UvbsLR1K4xFM9Iz_4p7YpBGjH-lJ6IUfXRqfG58HNesj3htNvm5I7eAR5NIwxRcueZ8Bp2lPJX_8bK91fOgKYm5ooWna2hJ1TvkGzAs_MRiTHEqCojU44MDo4ms/s814/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-IMDb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwo_sTW5VfIF22PQ1cnbnYErgBH_MWJTOPl2J_IQCD66gzd84ihoY2eeBeTCLZoqI0UvbsLR1K4xFM9Iz_4p7YpBGjH-lJ6IUfXRqfG58HNesj3htNvm5I7eAR5NIwxRcueZ8Bp2lPJX_8bK91fOgKYm5ooWna2hJ1TvkGzAs_MRiTHEqCojU44MDo4ms/w412-h640/SoPas-Opera-House-CollegeCoach-IMDb.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">A door card for the film that appears on IMDb. <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-52935037765276530782023-12-06T12:16:00.000-08:002023-12-19T12:24:12.737-08:00"Out of Print" <p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwHpzUnZKzG69pjIG40RQBuoTbre5TAs68uQjeK-6bVfVyrruO5uZAq-sbLpIih1uoQAUogtxLc6UDF0Tc_pUyKL2aZ0yv-BPC8q7LtFS1NZ8689pogTJYTFuu-aQii2f3xXTTSwMcaUXVNIfED_lkvszcRpNg_KdJU885l2yb9KSVWauwg2f9fZckBI/s1898/NewBev-OutOfPrint-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1898" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwHpzUnZKzG69pjIG40RQBuoTbre5TAs68uQjeK-6bVfVyrruO5uZAq-sbLpIih1uoQAUogtxLc6UDF0Tc_pUyKL2aZ0yv-BPC8q7LtFS1NZ8689pogTJYTFuu-aQii2f3xXTTSwMcaUXVNIfED_lkvszcRpNg_KdJU885l2yb9KSVWauwg2f9fZckBI/w640-h356/NewBev-OutOfPrint-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>The New Beverly Cinema, 7165 Beverly Blvd., is featured in "Out of Print"
(Level 33 Entertainment, 2014), a documentary by Julia Marchese that
chronicles the theatre with interviews from employees, filmmakers and
customers. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGJF7aK7O6AGCkbCEjtRKm_lpgr7PVzZGZ-FlX3UIcdV_19QX-qPC7SQ0HQZM0jCJltdhlv57CUwGkPiAWKJnTYt2MgQsD1A9QEmOvbpQi6N6S_mUtfLN_ayydbtVttAF0hPhX1AcCsf3dkfX0LDWo2FgM5TMDMtiEtIYR2CeuD6krhZt6i_rh9p1cDJo/s1500/NewBev-OutOfPrint-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1018" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGJF7aK7O6AGCkbCEjtRKm_lpgr7PVzZGZ-FlX3UIcdV_19QX-qPC7SQ0HQZM0jCJltdhlv57CUwGkPiAWKJnTYt2MgQsD1A9QEmOvbpQi6N6S_mUtfLN_ayydbtVttAF0hPhX1AcCsf3dkfX0LDWo2FgM5TMDMtiEtIYR2CeuD6krhZt6i_rh9p1cDJo/w357-h526/NewBev-OutOfPrint-1.jpg" width="357" /></a></div></div><p>"Directors.
Dorks. Deviants. This ain't no multiplex." The film features John
Landis, Edgar Wright, Patton Oswalt, Stuart Gordon, Rian Johnson, Joe
Dante and many more. </p><p>See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/new-beverly.html" target="_blank">New Beverly Cinema</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more about the theatre.</p><p> On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2393917" target="_blank">Out of Print</a></b>" Matthew Rashleigh notes that the film can be streamed free if
you're on Plex, Tubi or Redbox. <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-11327558357229572412023-12-05T19:04:00.000-08:002023-12-08T11:04:39.425-08:00"Larceny"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz7f8h2Pj58r6bDlSAtMDa_SeECUmveSXCq4wNlwtH2UmlG9DFrZ2_StMkrHJEzLszij83YhUI0fzo5jjoUbLHyEwUCrRSyOuxDRaSPltajToMwvmrZCvQn65j3KXaPmhTO1wWxxq9F2wwOU0VA5gSx8AE7H9zJLtFjGeNoxq-MvatbCea-wjjfQ5Lbg/s960/PasCivic-Larceny-1948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="960" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz7f8h2Pj58r6bDlSAtMDa_SeECUmveSXCq4wNlwtH2UmlG9DFrZ2_StMkrHJEzLszij83YhUI0fzo5jjoUbLHyEwUCrRSyOuxDRaSPltajToMwvmrZCvQn65j3KXaPmhTO1wWxxq9F2wwOU0VA5gSx8AE7H9zJLtFjGeNoxq-MvatbCea-wjjfQ5Lbg/w640-h468/PasCivic-Larceny-1948.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Looking west toward the stagehouse of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium,
300 W. Green St. It's a shot from "Larceny"
(Universal-International, 1948). <br /></p><p>Thanks to Riich Kay for this screenshot as well as eleven more Pasadena views from the film on the <b><a href="https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10082715&postcount=60959" target="_blank">Noirish Los Angeles post #60959</a></b>. He notes that we start the film in Miami Beach but about twelve minutes in shift our location to "Mission City." </p><p> George Sherman directed. The film stars John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, and Shelley Winters. The cinematography was by Irving Glassberg. <br /></p><p>See the page about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/pasadena-civic.html" target="_blank"><b>Pasadena Civic Auditorium</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for more photos of the building and information about its history. <br /></p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039550" target="_blank">Larceny</a></b>" The full film is available on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfeWZ1uOEA4&t=1741s" target="_blank">YouTube</a></b>. B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-46678667317642025282023-11-20T03:38:00.000-08:002023-11-22T05:00:13.728-08:00"I'm Gonna Git You Sucka"<p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICCh4B4qT6JjUHYN53FpzpBu8Ejd9deg_MSv_ucjdDkWePcPnwJdfKe2n-bRQY81mftGGuaR-l-n90UC6MEldESAazygRdRC5jfNK9yv3ndEPMNsN7eyQGeKASk3a1trZyoh9x9EiSfSku7OIBieh39iyUB7K_oh9rvKWI3qYlPpNc5tZF1abljd7OAA/s1500/EbonyShowcase-GitYouSucka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="1500" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICCh4B4qT6JjUHYN53FpzpBu8Ejd9deg_MSv_ucjdDkWePcPnwJdfKe2n-bRQY81mftGGuaR-l-n90UC6MEldESAazygRdRC5jfNK9yv3ndEPMNsN7eyQGeKASk3a1trZyoh9x9EiSfSku7OIBieh39iyUB7K_oh9rvKWI3qYlPpNc5tZF1abljd7OAA/w640-h346/EbonyShowcase-GitYouSucka.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Keenan Ivory Wayans goes to the Black Revolutionary Headquarters when he's looking for help taking back the neighborhood in the blaxploitation spoof "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" (United Artists, 1988). </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">We're looking at a storefront just east of the entrance to the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/06/ebony-showcase.html" target="_blank">Ebony Showcase Theatre</a></b>, 4720 W. Washington Blvd. The building was identified by Kurt Crucial in his fine twenty minute "80s Life" piece on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YN9czKVYXo" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a> about the film's locations. Thanks to Sean Ault for locating it. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">The film also features Bernie Casey, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown, Antonio Fargas, Dawnn Lewis, Ja'net Dubois, Damon Wayans and Clu Galagher. Keenan Ivory Wayans directed. The cinematography was by Tom Richmond. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YcNAsN1oGXGVCCmWr-j7nj5BPDijP2CfGchdHpm2gUhTUXcXEdIihuuPPdrgMem7lMWu_g789Y8VfFAW-dDuogRfS1YPpT6X359CbFajU0YddiD6DhCkNeO8_IoiC0RCDBZsJyM7Qj6rmwggv7kVxSbcJhPp5gV96_W9jXkKHv2D843TvTRH7GlbPVg/s1500/Belasco-GitYouSucka-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1500" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7YcNAsN1oGXGVCCmWr-j7nj5BPDijP2CfGchdHpm2gUhTUXcXEdIihuuPPdrgMem7lMWu_g789Y8VfFAW-dDuogRfS1YPpT6X359CbFajU0YddiD6DhCkNeO8_IoiC0RCDBZsJyM7Qj6rmwggv7kVxSbcJhPp5gV96_W9jXkKHv2D843TvTRH7GlbPVg/w640-h344/Belasco-GitYouSucka-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">The plan of action is targeting the businesses owned by Mr. Big, the local crime lord played by John Vernon. Here one of the guys is throwing a bomb into the entrance of the Belasco Theatre, 1050 S. Hill St. The curse of the neighborhood is too many gold chains so Mr. Big's Chains 'R' Us and Jewelry Salon stores are targets. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0rYgeEyLqdwVQ0A5mxgFul3Bb5N86KcE9F4rOccK7oY74wFr0ocJeEmKI-47s1EYmbvSQSIxP36RKC29Ob6VHEtMRkhw7eLvAC4jvjvG_bJkzE_s8ErTkZHloQ0bK2iJ5cwMprb4vyuUKzbhuUrt-w82UO0BHNEr-mC3AjmOqdd1x_Iv7RxTMkrkzE0/s1500/Belasco-GitYouSucka-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1500" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0rYgeEyLqdwVQ0A5mxgFul3Bb5N86KcE9F4rOccK7oY74wFr0ocJeEmKI-47s1EYmbvSQSIxP36RKC29Ob6VHEtMRkhw7eLvAC4jvjvG_bJkzE_s8ErTkZHloQ0bK2iJ5cwMprb4vyuUKzbhuUrt-w82UO0BHNEr-mC3AjmOqdd1x_Iv7RxTMkrkzE0/w640-h342/Belasco-GitYouSucka-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bomb into another storefront. Note all the chains in the window.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0guyU7HlQ7JNsGssr7GS7zLEfz4Ow8LcdxGmlCXvaprEM3xZXXT-jgfLL3Kh9Ow9P-D2sTL32TaQyf1DLAUP8nnv-HsgvA1YSGwOwuMZ2aV5NXVkvbNYkcoWaOZNQJBT5hMElqoVoMKJ6tOT3V4kp5dAQnIfqTl64wKJfj3RFG8NJFNVpNllQ-2wjjY/s1500/Belasco-GitYouSucka-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1500" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz0guyU7HlQ7JNsGssr7GS7zLEfz4Ow8LcdxGmlCXvaprEM3xZXXT-jgfLL3Kh9Ow9P-D2sTL32TaQyf1DLAUP8nnv-HsgvA1YSGwOwuMZ2aV5NXVkvbNYkcoWaOZNQJBT5hMElqoVoMKJ6tOT3V4kp5dAQnIfqTl64wKJfj3RFG8NJFNVpNllQ-2wjjY/w640-h344/Belasco-GitYouSucka-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">A wider view as the guys drive away. The theatre entrance is on the left, with milk glass letters saying "1050 South Hill." On the right it's the entrance to the second floor ballroom. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm2Wa_Ab3qb-jzfp3eX0mpAXyzpu94aQ2nuAi47LOcogUsZpJsni3lf1GHKs2LvsCGMsoBf5-NpvatRAN2VLVvUlgj1HOlCzJKgbsTQZ4XpCJBAtpXngiHS49q2nLLJjkUjS3tdh-vsl5X3sn9egBKrKUXseTfOrPCLKiFysyc0OCfXFGiHtPEYXhZbE/s1500/Belasco-GitYouSucka-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1500" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm2Wa_Ab3qb-jzfp3eX0mpAXyzpu94aQ2nuAi47LOcogUsZpJsni3lf1GHKs2LvsCGMsoBf5-NpvatRAN2VLVvUlgj1HOlCzJKgbsTQZ4XpCJBAtpXngiHS49q2nLLJjkUjS3tdh-vsl5X3sn9egBKrKUXseTfOrPCLKiFysyc0OCfXFGiHtPEYXhZbE/w640-h342/Belasco-GitYouSucka-4.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">The blast at the Chains 'R' Us store in the Belasco building. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhS1FZRTK1EGyl1YwLWFVH53uHK3__wj3rWqJ34VHNSyiILN3La144Kg-gLk_TkS9lD_i8_9Psl_QuaWvanuagt3eTOPrjBt_qTcb1Tv2iMzpDnZskeROwEoNvzvPtqlnu1qtsQLkBe7z9Ijkmrj6bmTtFWBH0xuOEbmtPRBZbH7nRuD-sPZSnes9d1tw/s1500/Belasco-GitYouSucka-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1500" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhS1FZRTK1EGyl1YwLWFVH53uHK3__wj3rWqJ34VHNSyiILN3La144Kg-gLk_TkS9lD_i8_9Psl_QuaWvanuagt3eTOPrjBt_qTcb1Tv2iMzpDnZskeROwEoNvzvPtqlnu1qtsQLkBe7z9Ijkmrj6bmTtFWBH0xuOEbmtPRBZbH7nRuD-sPZSnes9d1tw/w640-h334/Belasco-GitYouSucka-5.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A moment later. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0xOezlZlXacTOMxt4tPEkArsT2ArmHYNTmrj3pORRdvmU6p_D6mxcA2oh7HmUxK5XFnBw3cSUqlkn6LErP8AoM2rK5pqhABf_G1IfYzZxuoSiwlFT5FjZ3zqvsgRPxHn8u4unoxTiys0dSmTrZzK4Vh0Ycvi_cM0Wgv1G-OfxP8oI5tSnQ6TIlnKjS0/s1500/Mayan-GitYouSucka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="1500" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0xOezlZlXacTOMxt4tPEkArsT2ArmHYNTmrj3pORRdvmU6p_D6mxcA2oh7HmUxK5XFnBw3cSUqlkn6LErP8AoM2rK5pqhABf_G1IfYzZxuoSiwlFT5FjZ3zqvsgRPxHn8u4unoxTiys0dSmTrZzK4Vh0Ycvi_cM0Wgv1G-OfxP8oI5tSnQ6TIlnKjS0/w640-h342/Mayan-GitYouSucka.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">As the guys drive away we get a look north toward the marquee of the Mayan Theatre, 1038 S. Hill. </p><p>Thanks to Sean Ault for spotting the Hill St. action in the film. See the pages about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/08/belasco-theatre.html" target="_blank">Belasco</a></b> and <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/04/mayan-theatre.html" target="_blank">Mayan</a></b> theatres on the Los Angeles Theatres site for historic data and many photos of each building. <br /></p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348" target="_blank">I'm Gonna Git You Sucka</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-49596050916070651232023-11-13T10:27:00.000-08:002023-11-13T11:47:36.940-08:00"Abandoned"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAW4cyVWHr_E_4AToVuuq1LzBgEyVrIhWReCHaJ8nyfOh8gPI3QPr7awTQEAnYJ9eGWAPrxEmd45j7Ddf1WodEZITOSCroXCIZNeV2U8RoEKywbnWptqfNVHv1eAFHq6xBk3K6GYb0r6CubnikF26fp5-VXsouoqK6IVAzHCUBlM7r9BXgBRe305MOUM/s1706/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1706" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAW4cyVWHr_E_4AToVuuq1LzBgEyVrIhWReCHaJ8nyfOh8gPI3QPr7awTQEAnYJ9eGWAPrxEmd45j7Ddf1WodEZITOSCroXCIZNeV2U8RoEKywbnWptqfNVHv1eAFHq6xBk3K6GYb0r6CubnikF26fp5-VXsouoqK6IVAzHCUBlM7r9BXgBRe305MOUM/w640-h464/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We get a view north on Broadway in "Abandoned" (Universal-International, 1949). Newspaper reporter Dennis O'Keefe is meeting Gale Storm, who is trying to uncover what happened to her murdered sister. Along the way they investigate a baby broker racket and more. The film also features Raymond Burr, Jeff Chandler, Marjorie Rambeau,
Jeanette Nolan and Meg Randall. Joseph M. Newman directed. The
cinematography was by William H. Daniels. <br /></p><p>Thanks to Don Goldberg for spotting the theatre in the movie and getting the screenshot. We're supposedly in the coffee shop of the "Fenwick Hotel." Beyond the window on the left it's the marquee of the United Artists Theatre, 933 S. Broadway. The vertical for the Eastern Columbia store can be seen up in the 800 block with a fuzzy view of the Orpheum's marquee across the street. We're looking north from just south of Olympic, where Broadway Place once headed diagonally off to the east from Broadway. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDojCL7vHhy1_1wYsQYb3nkm_QWTWuU0xrSWsfQ-5k2KyOsPNPv_XMZTGU8X-e8skMp2mCdjyqvkyDEID3qzUqu9rgZp-4qH5Nz67HkR2wWBaPgVepBk3r2Kd2abOnlnXD17Q5TeVelpYu3TvspqeBnMZmWvW7soZtUDHdb1wKMCsUhNaMXancp4Fr3EE/s975/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="975" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDojCL7vHhy1_1wYsQYb3nkm_QWTWuU0xrSWsfQ-5k2KyOsPNPv_XMZTGU8X-e8skMp2mCdjyqvkyDEID3qzUqu9rgZp-4qH5Nz67HkR2wWBaPgVepBk3r2Kd2abOnlnXD17Q5TeVelpYu3TvspqeBnMZmWvW7soZtUDHdb1wKMCsUhNaMXancp4Fr3EE/w640-h458/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">A moment later in the coffee shop with a streetcar coming along. This scene is about ten and a half minutes into the film. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC6R2ckJKY_ZpyOm7SN0aIMJyKkOgvWuz_wJG3anpHM2R_mJsXE7Ao9FlFrO0EUpcC96lCrSN7CrRUVPKbihiwcR4ofIab2XhEoXqfc8aa20yyrFOeKmmWSRbZiVtCuytuebVjTeMXW3NByViTKB6AXb7lyRFjD6hFaAM9lkSLnxUNMpP7ge0qUA0kdw/s852/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="852" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZC6R2ckJKY_ZpyOm7SN0aIMJyKkOgvWuz_wJG3anpHM2R_mJsXE7Ao9FlFrO0EUpcC96lCrSN7CrRUVPKbihiwcR4ofIab2XhEoXqfc8aa20yyrFOeKmmWSRbZiVtCuytuebVjTeMXW3NByViTKB6AXb7lyRFjD6hFaAM9lkSLnxUNMpP7ge0qUA0kdw/w640-h492/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Back at the coffee shop for another conference seventeen and a half minutes in. We get a murky view of the "ARTISTS" on the bottom of the UA vertical sign on the left through the Venetian blinds. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLff6iRf4YM1-PDvFFMNwyalZLjTvAGJ48iNxaxThQ-If2VmeSv3XLrWz2hZ6mMb4RXxpf_ZYHgVHCGXvSXvEAP-UkOCxMFxEp5NjVoKeyrz6KVBJGwulrDPz01tm6rzwZxm4zdnNdPNFB7HwqdOsaDi0MIQYTsXcmyzERLI-JDa23Dp0enTjLTxCP58c/s979/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="979" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLff6iRf4YM1-PDvFFMNwyalZLjTvAGJ48iNxaxThQ-If2VmeSv3XLrWz2hZ6mMb4RXxpf_ZYHgVHCGXvSXvEAP-UkOCxMFxEp5NjVoKeyrz6KVBJGwulrDPz01tm6rzwZxm4zdnNdPNFB7HwqdOsaDi0MIQYTsXcmyzERLI-JDa23Dp0enTjLTxCP58c/w640-h468/UnitedArtists-Abandoned-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">A moment later with the UA as well as the Eastern Columbia building visible. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/09/united-artists.html" target="_blank"><b>United Artists Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos of all areas of the building. It's now known as the Theatre at Ace Hotel. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOsqVdiGZpxftZLPWx3GVFh_TId82fp-l8aXlnmOPJUa23FVQ95MW4xmy1r80sxxQdQ2YeZ1PJKjodQhBAl03fYYf4Gm1f-Z9dPTlxio5_heL6OzMkOeDTB4WiFyiwaqc9NnDQSYvtihnmLhlySom3lgDWuedq5BelCjAInv819eVfFge4SSFV2EBWq0/s800/UnitedArtists-BroadwayPlace-c1935-LAPL-86535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="800" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOsqVdiGZpxftZLPWx3GVFh_TId82fp-l8aXlnmOPJUa23FVQ95MW4xmy1r80sxxQdQ2YeZ1PJKjodQhBAl03fYYf4Gm1f-Z9dPTlxio5_heL6OzMkOeDTB4WiFyiwaqc9NnDQSYvtihnmLhlySom3lgDWuedq5BelCjAInv819eVfFge4SSFV2EBWq0/w640-h492/UnitedArtists-BroadwayPlace-c1935-LAPL-86535.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">There was no hotel at the location where the background footage was shot, only a two story building called the Triangle Building. In this c.1935 photo from the <a href="https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/86535" target="_blank"><b>Los Angeles Public Library</b></a> collection we're looking south on Broadway with Broadway place curving off to the
left. The taller building beyond is the Los Angeles Railway Co. building, now the Hoxton Hotel. Beyond that, on the southeast corner of Broadway and 11th, is the Case Hotel Building, now the Proper Hotel. Across the street it's the Herald Examiner building. See Nathan Masters' piece about the now unused Broadway Place on the <a href="http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/broadway-place-a-lost-street-of-downtown-la.html" target="_blank"><b>KCET</b></a> website.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxccCsgwpjl1PKeLkmtNzR6rN_7C4zoZ1au8m77BQy9JfWB9iEUVHDoNmsOoLHlX_ub9O-4S87-G7BYiCGwQgrRJF8wQv2hWxiXw7iNsxNFs8KRVGoZ3_KHQyU5Hq-2EOAxKGJ5Ass1ORpmsRH82vT31v3r6p2Xu-yq_jUmTS1z-HvQy1OORAM2jE3FOI/s968/Biltmore-Abandoned.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="968" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxccCsgwpjl1PKeLkmtNzR6rN_7C4zoZ1au8m77BQy9JfWB9iEUVHDoNmsOoLHlX_ub9O-4S87-G7BYiCGwQgrRJF8wQv2hWxiXw7iNsxNFs8KRVGoZ3_KHQyU5Hq-2EOAxKGJ5Ass1ORpmsRH82vT31v3r6p2Xu-yq_jUmTS1z-HvQy1OORAM2jE3FOI/w640-h468/Biltmore-Abandoned.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A little more than 28 minutes into the film Dennis and Gale take a walk north on Grand Ave. On the left just the other side of 5th we see the stage end of the Biltmore Theatre. They're heading to a Turkish Baths place and trying to get information from a guy there by posing as a couple that wants to adopt a baby. <br /></p><p>The theatre, adjacent to the Biltmore Hotel, opened in 1924. See the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2018/11/biltmore-theatre.html" target="_blank"><b>Biltmore Theatre</b></a> page on the Los Angeles Theatres site for some photos and data. <br /></p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041084" target="_blank">Abandoned</a></b>" The full film can be seen on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plPz1zyJniI" target="_blank">YouTube</a></b>. </p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-19864142542681090292023-11-02T12:22:00.011-07:002023-11-02T12:32:21.070-07:00"Cinerama Adventure" <p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The history of the Cinerama process gets a lively exploration in David
Strohmaier's "Cinerama Adventure" (C.A. Productions, 2002). The film
features clips from various productions as well as vintage footage of
Lowell Thomas, Merian C. Cooper, Fred Waller, Michael Todd and others.
There's rare behind the scenes production footage as well as views of
many theatres. </p><p>We also get more recent interviews with film historians,
executives involved with the company, and descendants of many of the
participants. Included are Rudy Behlmer, Leonard Maltin, Kevin Brownlow,
A.C. Lyles, Michael Todd Jr., Greg Kimble, David Raksin, Arthur Manson,
Saul Cooper and many more. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDj2ejHQ49IBXfrpIeMk7Dr7sbEdzlufkT75y88cLpU8ycG9PyaysFaqxQmZXF2joFUoZKnoE3SqKcfCysTzXHjgX7LB4F0M60kii7kav2MxvU32XtBqFPYKVfY24FhJZIdTAOnJ2_KMHpbX9sMEM5ja1ZhH91elYN2pg_Izztfq3LAoiFm6q52gzFHg/s686/Warner-ThisIsC-Lataille..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="686" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDj2ejHQ49IBXfrpIeMk7Dr7sbEdzlufkT75y88cLpU8ycG9PyaysFaqxQmZXF2joFUoZKnoE3SqKcfCysTzXHjgX7LB4F0M60kii7kav2MxvU32XtBqFPYKVfY24FhJZIdTAOnJ2_KMHpbX9sMEM5ja1ZhH91elYN2pg_Izztfq3LAoiFm6q52gzFHg/w640-h514/Warner-ThisIsC-Lataille..jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Here the film uses an L.A. Times photo to show "This is Cinerama" at the Warner, 6433 Hollywood Blvd. It opened with an invitational preview on
April 29, 1953 and went on to have a 133 week run. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNvDyEuO0KjDOMV1ozABqyBH0e9Y9o2MLyYfrfQ5FGCtS57sHfMXdxNrDq3b7H0tOjUejV2jLda-lvQsYiSeBOctcjLoOqimUMQEx6oklUeSgh6iEmeANpfkqMPNQNUAQ_P0Htwnsq_dxxxR0V-6FxxntAvoMVnqUz8LerxcFcHIM4F8TflBPwD_eGtk/s1500/WarnerH-CineramaAdventure-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1500" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNvDyEuO0KjDOMV1ozABqyBH0e9Y9o2MLyYfrfQ5FGCtS57sHfMXdxNrDq3b7H0tOjUejV2jLda-lvQsYiSeBOctcjLoOqimUMQEx6oklUeSgh6iEmeANpfkqMPNQNUAQ_P0Htwnsq_dxxxR0V-6FxxntAvoMVnqUz8LerxcFcHIM4F8TflBPwD_eGtk/w640-h482/WarnerH-CineramaAdventure-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> 48th week at the Warner Hollywood in 1954. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x03UtsrcLYTx8fq7Iui97TS0a92En02jtyf7hu_ycMwYZjitjEkksVdW66-6cy9r6n-lruUbsOLh0hKy5qQM6nvFQNhJQv9zRj30efs8e8iIhToSEOzF7K8J4ts9mXqdfMAFuH1fjrAqF-YQ4cGA6QYIBRTJ2SGwqGvQVftgKAHa_pmthzK6LiG4Xt8/s1500/WarnerH-CineramaAdventure-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1500" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x03UtsrcLYTx8fq7Iui97TS0a92En02jtyf7hu_ycMwYZjitjEkksVdW66-6cy9r6n-lruUbsOLh0hKy5qQM6nvFQNhJQv9zRj30efs8e8iIhToSEOzF7K8J4ts9mXqdfMAFuH1fjrAqF-YQ4cGA6QYIBRTJ2SGwqGvQVftgKAHa_pmthzK6LiG4Xt8/w640-h464/WarnerH-CineramaAdventure-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">The premiere of "How The West Was Won" on February 20, 1963. It ran 93 weeks and was the last of the films in the three-strip process. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Iu1-IL5huVx76joqkJ0zBkXrb2NSakxRiwCLJwX5R6kJDvBAzQwiwzHg8iJdL042apgTDDFLgJjeLRzI1o8ydfAjE-rs4kW_-6AE5C3DQ4O34s4fAKRADh-7nzDxF-3He0kRmVut8Wk9zyqXPJAxUa5uf3HYe7fOUxRi6sK4jYGnFGkLXgfYCIfhT1o/s1500/WarnerH-CineramaAdventure-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Iu1-IL5huVx76joqkJ0zBkXrb2NSakxRiwCLJwX5R6kJDvBAzQwiwzHg8iJdL042apgTDDFLgJjeLRzI1o8ydfAjE-rs4kW_-6AE5C3DQ4O34s4fAKRADh-7nzDxF-3He0kRmVut8Wk9zyqXPJAxUa5uf3HYe7fOUxRi6sK4jYGnFGkLXgfYCIfhT1o/w640-h480/WarnerH-CineramaAdventure-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Another premiere view from footage included in "Cinerama Adventure."<br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">See the pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site about the<b> </b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/warner-hollywood-overview.html" target="_blank"><b>Warner Hollywood</b></a> for a history of the theatre, opened in 1928. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i-tWbxaSmmxH8IISS23b9CkfdD-r78kUx1FuR9AHVpuCJpTdS-15O8yCmWos5EVdIG0u20n0KXAl7N6sO9LvDmbNtrcnNgDrxfU5hYcEik0q6tsTWu7bKQdiRZHtJU4YgAA058tItBel07nw4eOFdciIG2moklOBgw-lAYK4ZXdPLL1yydpF0MHH-oo/s1500/CineramaAdventure-hoist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1500" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i-tWbxaSmmxH8IISS23b9CkfdD-r78kUx1FuR9AHVpuCJpTdS-15O8yCmWos5EVdIG0u20n0KXAl7N6sO9LvDmbNtrcnNgDrxfU5hYcEik0q6tsTWu7bKQdiRZHtJU4YgAA058tItBel07nw4eOFdciIG2moklOBgw-lAYK4ZXdPLL1yydpF0MHH-oo/w640-h486/CineramaAdventure-hoist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A shot from a film clip of the hoist used to deal with the big reels. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81VkSX3slD1NWI71cRskQjLviPkiinOEZPsGg-HsgUi6G-J7wKXmE1aRiosIj1pdeMQld-qMKUakIqNz23tYGn9tPV_59k7H-i9y1Zyg2mZpw5GXCOcU0Lzqy6zPIWRU4Y2B1Ua0cyE16hrzbyybXP9HbYLRcv7uT9zSSseUs8wId8BZ2loUSBNfLUHk/s1500/CineramaAdventure-screen-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1500" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81VkSX3slD1NWI71cRskQjLviPkiinOEZPsGg-HsgUi6G-J7wKXmE1aRiosIj1pdeMQld-qMKUakIqNz23tYGn9tPV_59k7H-i9y1Zyg2mZpw5GXCOcU0Lzqy6zPIWRU4Y2B1Ua0cyE16hrzbyybXP9HbYLRcv7uT9zSSseUs8wId8BZ2loUSBNfLUHk/w640-h484/CineramaAdventure-screen-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Playing with a louvered Cinerama screen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5RHjLcdT4Tx-_s7BE5LKpw0wCSQhK2Qf_DunV9vmNQ-I9IffvGRtVCB3Plf0sI9jtVyLOlFNCQ63W89CKpyTURr4Jw6pX4pEbQgFVKg1mj5PAQ6eC3ofZUxvtDN8kw58bABW0UDvkTe2i-1zLMxOWvFgtgft04MaQW9X8qTB-uvEnQLHu_K2RV3dqmM/s1500/CineramaAdventure-screen-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1500" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5RHjLcdT4Tx-_s7BE5LKpw0wCSQhK2Qf_DunV9vmNQ-I9IffvGRtVCB3Plf0sI9jtVyLOlFNCQ63W89CKpyTURr4Jw6pX4pEbQgFVKg1mj5PAQ6eC3ofZUxvtDN8kw58bABW0UDvkTe2i-1zLMxOWvFgtgft04MaQW9X8qTB-uvEnQLHu_K2RV3dqmM/w640-h476/CineramaAdventure-screen-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A screen detail. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3fdxr0ZRYovUWyYmKOyEqWzwuy1YRXHU_jQCvtdO25R1a8XxZhbTno6ZOvIiZvEWXZ1xHVx-41ia3XbmjEthwMgMvT4l2EJ2TD5VtvMcpe9x1ArBWsffdSQP1M2DWA0wU6tNFJCutPqqaPEHxI7dksdqWt_uvuiEfcvB4KbBSZU2F8y4PDJ5cWvcRso/s1500/CineramaAdventure-70-lenses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="1500" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3fdxr0ZRYovUWyYmKOyEqWzwuy1YRXHU_jQCvtdO25R1a8XxZhbTno6ZOvIiZvEWXZ1xHVx-41ia3XbmjEthwMgMvT4l2EJ2TD5VtvMcpe9x1ArBWsffdSQP1M2DWA0wU6tNFJCutPqqaPEHxI7dksdqWt_uvuiEfcvB4KbBSZU2F8y4PDJ5cWvcRso/w640-h488/CineramaAdventure-70-lenses.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Checking out the lenses in a booth somewhere for first film in the 70mm version of Cinerama, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." That's Stanley Kramer, the film's director, on the right. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_NBl0abZ6sn_NDqvYT93LeysyGYbdTUwXITJLDJEIS9WcKE71DYd81WFOrgWyN2ReRPJHkzpshSgmMf8oUjEtbw1sFN1n2UH4Pd9v1c4fq15VxrvNVQ-yRsWNszThZHj8WwfE_jZhMrxsq2X892qd2AY3RmW9ky3nl5HyI7gZ9IA2XcKeWUg68z4CvI/s1500/CineramaDome-CineramaAdventure-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1500" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_NBl0abZ6sn_NDqvYT93LeysyGYbdTUwXITJLDJEIS9WcKE71DYd81WFOrgWyN2ReRPJHkzpshSgmMf8oUjEtbw1sFN1n2UH4Pd9v1c4fq15VxrvNVQ-yRsWNszThZHj8WwfE_jZhMrxsq2X892qd2AY3RmW9ky3nl5HyI7gZ9IA2XcKeWUg68z4CvI/w640-h512/CineramaDome-CineramaAdventure-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">Cinerama Dome construction underway with a model of the theatre and the never-built office building/hotel in the foreground. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvM73AiY1gEcsag2OlIWVFEXBDNtGPRNCrCSqFl61Q6Bz-NsViv7_I2crqu5R5-H9M6qKKH5BFSLVVfRvp2e145OQXSzYbeR8Qhp48brpk4_CVpwDksXlfAqfYcGiMoSiYIKbEZ8qehy4QV1GMK7OB2Z5cUsSF9ngBGRekaE7CX0vzxtio9Q5yF64bnw/s1500/CineramaDome-CineramaAdventure-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1500" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvM73AiY1gEcsag2OlIWVFEXBDNtGPRNCrCSqFl61Q6Bz-NsViv7_I2crqu5R5-H9M6qKKH5BFSLVVfRvp2e145OQXSzYbeR8Qhp48brpk4_CVpwDksXlfAqfYcGiMoSiYIKbEZ8qehy4QV1GMK7OB2Z5cUsSF9ngBGRekaE7CX0vzxtio9Q5yF64bnw/w640-h464/CineramaDome-CineramaAdventure-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">A pan up from the previous shot revealing the construction progress. The theatre opened November 7, 1963 with "Mad World." Visit the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/cinerama-dome.html" target="_blank"><b>Cinerama Dome</b></a> pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building and way too many photos. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279734" target="_blank">Cinerama Adventure</a></b>" </p><p>The film is on disc 3 of the various three-disc editions of "How the West Was Won" that was issued in 2008.<br /></p><p></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-47036817732351211812023-11-02T02:15:00.000-07:002023-12-02T09:47:36.839-08:00"Naked Alibi"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrJfW_dm-uaq1Gg8ZSDpsp-FPQCl-mYkg0lUjmci_Tbeil3102-ozDT4_MBCrqMtOJU0xTXbI6JyBAWHLLhXBayMEuYrqy1uTz3cb0i63ji5wT3dntYAhlNu4fzCglJMJBEzsBcSA4lfsFMZWQjSJSj-BSQX4h7CFqHxwhFlFyJLZt_FOnJfez-x-2tY/s2293/Naked-Alibi-trlr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2293" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrJfW_dm-uaq1Gg8ZSDpsp-FPQCl-mYkg0lUjmci_Tbeil3102-ozDT4_MBCrqMtOJU0xTXbI6JyBAWHLLhXBayMEuYrqy1uTz3cb0i63ji5wT3dntYAhlNu4fzCglJMJBEzsBcSA4lfsFMZWQjSJSj-BSQX4h7CFqHxwhFlFyJLZt_FOnJfez-x-2tY/w640-h480/Naked-Alibi-trlr.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The AAA Theatre, 8612 S. Broadway, is seen on the right in this quick shot 6:42 into "Naked Alibi" (Universal-International, 1954). A policeman has been killed and all cars are called into action to hunt for the killer. The image is from the trailer for the film. </p><p>The police car is turning north onto Broadway. That's the Broadway Merry-Go-Round Restaurant on the southeast corner of Broadway and Manchester with an address of 8606 S. Broadway. The Arrow Furniture Exchange is next door at 8608 S. Broadway. <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">The film stars Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry, Marcia Henderson, Max Showalter and Stuart Randall. Jerry Hopper directed. The cinematography was by Russell Metty. We finish the action in Tijuana. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8CwyPcpPP9wtbV7o8GGDmbbCAa6d6Wd1HB99FSMAGvJomfRv0kHBF7pYsenp5tlGToVVqQJl6bFV8Osc05eGRWdwXZxd1cYaXKQF-PFsFmgA_Jx4SQXkTM_yyqJwSqqpOgwVXAF8EFNZy1YT1KizwMbOa3cspjgtm1iKW-N8mPZ5lqXc8I8flU1VBo4/s1500/Naked-Alibi-blu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1500" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8CwyPcpPP9wtbV7o8GGDmbbCAa6d6Wd1HB99FSMAGvJomfRv0kHBF7pYsenp5tlGToVVqQJl6bFV8Osc05eGRWdwXZxd1cYaXKQF-PFsFmgA_Jx4SQXkTM_yyqJwSqqpOgwVXAF8EFNZy1YT1KizwMbOa3cspjgtm1iKW-N8mPZ5lqXc8I8flU1VBo4/w640-h344/Naked-Alibi-blu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Sorry to say that the Kino Lorber Blu-ray of the film seriously crops the frame. But we can read the titles on the marquee: Stewart Granger and Wendell Corey in "The Wild North" (1952) along with Errol Flynn in "Adventures of Captain Fabian" (1951). </p><p>See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2020/08/aaa-theatre.html" target="_blank">AAA Theatre </a></b>on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of this movie house. <br /></p><p>The full film can be seen in a low-res version on <b><a href="https://archive.org/details/naked-alibi-1954" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a></b>. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047263" target="_blank">Naked Alibi</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-70808887242841807382023-11-02T02:01:00.002-07:002023-11-02T02:03:11.263-07:00"Undercover Girl"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21uo5cYr7UCPaadYzo_U1LriI7OFbV3X8p9ho-Cpaij6jN-6S4ml-VcOV1Oj7Diln3pX1y8s4Tv2UIlZON6jRSOCG_YTThFG3rhPf5xSZ0niKtLgt3w-Y8ToDlc_AFiLwOfjVxlW-I5CEePicyA5zGICjZLbp44Rp2lumbQAb-IjVB2Le6be1d0awOII/s1500/UnitedArtists-UndercoverGirl-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1500" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21uo5cYr7UCPaadYzo_U1LriI7OFbV3X8p9ho-Cpaij6jN-6S4ml-VcOV1Oj7Diln3pX1y8s4Tv2UIlZON6jRSOCG_YTThFG3rhPf5xSZ0niKtLgt3w-Y8ToDlc_AFiLwOfjVxlW-I5CEePicyA5zGICjZLbp44Rp2lumbQAb-IjVB2Le6be1d0awOII/w640-h444/UnitedArtists-UndercoverGirl-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">We get this fine footage looking north on Broadway to start the title sequence for "Undercover Girl" (Universal-International, 1950). On the left it's the United Artists Theatre, 933 S. Broadway. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">"The Inside Story of America's Daring Police Women!" Alexis Smith is in the New York Police Academy when she gets the word that her father was killed on the job and that he may have taken a bribe to pay her school bills. She goes undercover in L.A. to help solve the case. The film also features Scott Brady, Richard Egan, Gladys George, Gerald Mohr, Edmon Ryan and Royal Dano. Joseph Pevney directed. The cinematography was by Carl E. Guthrie. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvCZLxb10kvBq8Ng7nBp9z3mYgZjAlrC92nPZ5_3v11QUVP-WoU_ZwDH42EjdSFRP0tuueQWCS9Vh52OhEEWFbm55bPpJYNJlzIt3QUO_eFsiAy4b_ZenPeYjSr4Zyn3u1IiZL4WHQDpCAOoYY3kV8qCRQdxxKlFHuWHvEFMkSbnSMArPaNfI0Vf_mHg/s1500/UnitedArtists-UndercoverGirl-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1500" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvCZLxb10kvBq8Ng7nBp9z3mYgZjAlrC92nPZ5_3v11QUVP-WoU_ZwDH42EjdSFRP0tuueQWCS9Vh52OhEEWFbm55bPpJYNJlzIt3QUO_eFsiAy4b_ZenPeYjSr4Zyn3u1IiZL4WHQDpCAOoYY3kV8qCRQdxxKlFHuWHvEFMkSbnSMArPaNfI0Vf_mHg/w640-h444/UnitedArtists-UndercoverGirl-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The streetcar comes toward us and veers off onto Broadway Place. </p><div style="text-align: left;">See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/09/united-artists.html" target="_blank"><b>United Artists Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos of all areas of the building. It's now known as the Theatre at Ace Hotel. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0tNvKT1OyG0PZ0D1EuGaNNOiZeYk-NGX0Vunr8wSiAjRwmxNEfzAICRZJpE2LBy3puDuBx4cT3kYj2vAJf6EFW0XL3wrcoiVbDSPh9NCGA2gjA3yAPX_q4hoMdzy6O_11H47HqOejoGRQqRUaYoaq9UP7kY2RfMVX1aHIFrLMArM5Iq1rd4vKP7LXOM/s1500/Regent-UndercoverGirl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1043" data-original-width="1500" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0tNvKT1OyG0PZ0D1EuGaNNOiZeYk-NGX0Vunr8wSiAjRwmxNEfzAICRZJpE2LBy3puDuBx4cT3kYj2vAJf6EFW0XL3wrcoiVbDSPh9NCGA2gjA3yAPX_q4hoMdzy6O_11H47HqOejoGRQqRUaYoaq9UP7kY2RfMVX1aHIFrLMArM5Iq1rd4vKP7LXOM/w640-h446/Regent-UndercoverGirl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The titles continue with a shot of Main St. On the left it's the Regent Theatre, 448 S. Main St. They were running "Dance Hall" (1941) with Carole Landis and Cesar Romero, "Bowery Blitzkreig" (1941) with Leo Gorcey and "Raiders of the West" (February 1942) starring Bill 'Cowboy Rambler' Boyd. Sorry to say that we don't get any interesting street views after the titles. <br /></p><p>See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/12/regent-theatre.html" target="_blank"><b>Regent Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the venue along with photos inside and out. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043087" target="_blank">Undercover Girl</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-9109746502665131822023-11-01T10:08:00.000-07:002023-11-30T10:58:04.589-08:00"Whatever It Takes"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZVRSgpSxC745fIKsdPx4He4rzNFIbfqtMXf6FWhkZXKsFx5DPB7uBv1reGkP77AM1fZ9g62JfsvobsYyEH1tpFE3alLP-1Gbe8Aqff1JjHZ4tHcam6Knp30RJ3PeLbV9OQr6jqb-ZnusOhyZISHKMunPtrm4v-qnBVMTal_souMoWOxrJhuEhfLP8rc/s1331/ElRey-Whatever-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="1331" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZVRSgpSxC745fIKsdPx4He4rzNFIbfqtMXf6FWhkZXKsFx5DPB7uBv1reGkP77AM1fZ9g62JfsvobsYyEH1tpFE3alLP-1Gbe8Aqff1JjHZ4tHcam6Knp30RJ3PeLbV9OQr6jqb-ZnusOhyZISHKMunPtrm4v-qnBVMTal_souMoWOxrJhuEhfLP8rc/w640-h346/ElRey-Whatever-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We pay a visit to the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire an hour and six minutes into "Whatever It Takes" (Dominion / Hudson River, 1998). It's a story of undercover cops investigating the trade in steroids and other drugs
targeted at bodybuilders. Featured are Don Wilson, Andrew Dice Clay,
Leslie Danon and Fred Williamson. Brady MacKenzie directed. The
cinematography was by Andrea V. Rossotto. </p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK-bpV_1X7qxiDGlTAovE5WyZeHgQs7bSi4c_eTKQvENbwZKVqFwOdht-CQY8-Yrkm0YD1Ynvns-ATB3pS9rsamsKeqIvwkQp3or5uv7xP1XH5QQ-Cj_I1d0w4qlwLCJNBWNPYIborcCRsZkbmMhhzJRbUckn6w7JzfOZqVnOx1rgPMdeiz14TO1YeMg/s1334/ElRey-Whatever-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1334" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsK-bpV_1X7qxiDGlTAovE5WyZeHgQs7bSi4c_eTKQvENbwZKVqFwOdht-CQY8-Yrkm0YD1Ynvns-ATB3pS9rsamsKeqIvwkQp3or5uv7xP1XH5QQ-Cj_I1d0w4qlwLCJNBWNPYIborcCRsZkbmMhhzJRbUckn6w7JzfOZqVnOx1rgPMdeiz14TO1YeMg/w640-h340/ElRey-Whatever-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Panning down to the sidewalk. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnk8hVsQQQOL4cSJV0I1kmwPbVa3R-MJExpDYVwTzWdroFt8TV2XE8FEKEnOAwKTXI1aaaK4Cu3-ZnVx4G-H-zadgi9OlEmEkfvDMWm_BE9ezWtfZb9uNvdVNB3df6aE69-yX4Iz8JHsed0Ot7b7PitFY82RN00qBID1MQvU1zmCPrvxa9dVOVZCXubgA/s1332/ElRey-Whatever-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1332" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnk8hVsQQQOL4cSJV0I1kmwPbVa3R-MJExpDYVwTzWdroFt8TV2XE8FEKEnOAwKTXI1aaaK4Cu3-ZnVx4G-H-zadgi9OlEmEkfvDMWm_BE9ezWtfZb9uNvdVNB3df6aE69-yX4Iz8JHsed0Ot7b7PitFY82RN00qBID1MQvU1zmCPrvxa9dVOVZCXubgA/w640-h342/ElRey-Whatever-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Inside with a bit of sidewall decor visible. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-HMN3Sz8BjPvicJMWFEn0KiTRtJS4HDtoGxgUITN6VlhFva2sv_o5NHT-pup1ukttunrCRU32CB2i19VaNRuhf1wb2SQ7Eh8ZsdgZhR_7SYpLh8kHe31WCdULrSkjn1prjDngSXiKZG25qerKqa6CWeGe0-lgSRK3xf9iwYiAD320KpugHArLbGJXqY/s1338/ElRey-Whatever-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1338" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-HMN3Sz8BjPvicJMWFEn0KiTRtJS4HDtoGxgUITN6VlhFva2sv_o5NHT-pup1ukttunrCRU32CB2i19VaNRuhf1wb2SQ7Eh8ZsdgZhR_7SYpLh8kHe31WCdULrSkjn1prjDngSXiKZG25qerKqa6CWeGe0-lgSRK3xf9iwYiAD320KpugHArLbGJXqY/w640-h338/ElRey-Whatever-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A deco floor design and a floor show performer. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigea4cdxenbIb1A1Jn-Q0WZ7mglogiNTVEjzkoQrRJ8OtafCAvTHgFdxn3UXpP-0Dr8l6o_R4jwxNOBoEfuLy0MRxe0YhTslD3VmY0Hcytbi_Y2derspxNzQVjtUz-MAz3urAb7dgSf-nUOwgUC86iLLd3GaJHCcT9c9fqFcza8d5D9K78e8EdNio5Bts/s1338/ElRey-Whatever-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1338" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigea4cdxenbIb1A1Jn-Q0WZ7mglogiNTVEjzkoQrRJ8OtafCAvTHgFdxn3UXpP-0Dr8l6o_R4jwxNOBoEfuLy0MRxe0YhTslD3VmY0Hcytbi_Y2derspxNzQVjtUz-MAz3urAb7dgSf-nUOwgUC86iLLd3GaJHCcT9c9fqFcza8d5D9K78e8EdNio5Bts/w640-h342/ElRey-Whatever-5.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Trouble coming in the front doors. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRG3bzPM-jBllfR-DdlWhHtemf48PvGDlUSG3FzldczNOKT5N0DfLCQtMpQDHiATKUZHa_E-2KX_FzAGKebB1Q0pZLtK8EVCrnRS-QKWs_TUdltqGjEtvK6vN5UnWbDGq1Fb6AQKDPzzO2FF3lPMwiT9TO1YzFrEfPXVVilpKlsl0t_QwxGez2-9ihzs/s1333/ElRey-Whatever-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1333" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRG3bzPM-jBllfR-DdlWhHtemf48PvGDlUSG3FzldczNOKT5N0DfLCQtMpQDHiATKUZHa_E-2KX_FzAGKebB1Q0pZLtK8EVCrnRS-QKWs_TUdltqGjEtvK6vN5UnWbDGq1Fb6AQKDPzzO2FF3lPMwiT9TO1YzFrEfPXVVilpKlsl0t_QwxGez2-9ihzs/w640-h342/ElRey-Whatever-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A gunman walking along house right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIoqg6U_NTkAHhpVIAuU3uciTAEZ2mJQWj_pe5aAdDM7eXt-MXxFg2_NnDK-PqIzHEcsQPvSINjVdP54uYL7cL5N0j8ViO_3DEbNnwXx2seYdDPRtBJyUX4ltQ1xDy0roW3KAhNgfbbBTkdp_8pC83rvPQNjA4HgWsjSD3Bwe4sxDVA_rNb75cP-TNZE/s1338/ElRey-Whatever-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1338" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIoqg6U_NTkAHhpVIAuU3uciTAEZ2mJQWj_pe5aAdDM7eXt-MXxFg2_NnDK-PqIzHEcsQPvSINjVdP54uYL7cL5N0j8ViO_3DEbNnwXx2seYdDPRtBJyUX4ltQ1xDy0roW3KAhNgfbbBTkdp_8pC83rvPQNjA4HgWsjSD3Bwe4sxDVA_rNb75cP-TNZE/w640-h342/ElRey-Whatever-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A view of the sidewall banquettes as the shooting begins. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO-G8Y2fBQR4u6EGE5ZBEwAm48BsFLRLrez_O-hw_E1mNws0iW5iQKNaHiOQGH3DTDa3B7oIotcUBKG0PeRDWRDM2e6JydDvcw-vl19BFsRsEkOvxqmTUurpI7nx6BVCNeRymcUTeN_oXJkqN1PjB-CxAIf5vPbVE9ZBXo-xbgMuYj5qxLXgmLtQpxWA/s1330/ElRey-Whatever-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1330" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizO-G8Y2fBQR4u6EGE5ZBEwAm48BsFLRLrez_O-hw_E1mNws0iW5iQKNaHiOQGH3DTDa3B7oIotcUBKG0PeRDWRDM2e6JydDvcw-vl19BFsRsEkOvxqmTUurpI7nx6BVCNeRymcUTeN_oXJkqN1PjB-CxAIf5vPbVE9ZBXo-xbgMuYj5qxLXgmLtQpxWA/w640-h342/ElRey-Whatever-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">A different angle on the chaos. <br /></p><p>The theatre is located at 5515 Wilshire Blvd. in the Miracle Mile district. See the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/el-rey-theatre.html" target="_blank">El Rey Theatre</a></b> page on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of this 1937 vintage show place. <br /></p><p>Thanks to Sean Ault for spotting the theatre. He notes that the full film can be seen on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bkbNEDMLX0" target="_blank">YouTube</a></b>. <br /></p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161084" target="_blank">Whatever It Takes</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-45008859820362297582023-10-30T13:38:00.024-07:002023-11-11T11:25:56.987-08:00"Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcJskWvWF5X9LiJH0i2VYABWmJ2O4ONMf-FoHRoP4OVAjG8yC0ANJ5X8FqBUDZ0K0TaJjTRUxTZ7l74E8_coUCKxlQzYBxkmZaqqRrwQ0O-p8JdivxeVzdeC1i1IhJCCycfX0l1_MU7s-hHzsevuHKNyEYdgxg6qL9O2yYxa-vAVfKWoj_ZqigLjLWbo/s968/Egyptian-1923-AdamsRib-TempleOfFilm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="968" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcJskWvWF5X9LiJH0i2VYABWmJ2O4ONMf-FoHRoP4OVAjG8yC0ANJ5X8FqBUDZ0K0TaJjTRUxTZ7l74E8_coUCKxlQzYBxkmZaqqRrwQ0O-p8JdivxeVzdeC1i1IhJCCycfX0l1_MU7s-hHzsevuHKNyEYdgxg6qL9O2yYxa-vAVfKWoj_ZqigLjLWbo/w640-h388/Egyptian-1923-AdamsRib-TempleOfFilm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;">A look into the forecourt of Grauman's Egyptian that appears in Angus Wall's eleven minute documentary "Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre" (Netflix, 2023). We're looking toward a dinosaur that was there to promote a run of the 1923 Cecil B. DeMille film "Adam's Rib" at Grauman's Rialto Theatre downtown. Thanks to April Wright for spotting a post of the image on a "What's New on Netflix" page on the site <a href="https://www.tribute.ca/news/photo-galleries/whats-new-on-netflix-november-2023/temple-of-film-100-years-of-the-egyptian-theatre-november-9/" target="_blank"><b>Tribute.ca</b></a>. Visit April's <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/goingattractions" target="_blank">Going Attractions...</a></b> page on Facebook.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J0Wwr-qdm2KI6NwEXsfgF9M-QdI_hI9pEzcwtE59l1DtFzGAKLdZzipUV469UAd8nHusU_wSRVctvTBHksDriC3NDswAYyahdnUNpDPQ5_EOrhB82SUH-L-ApjII-FE48UdEBWB7f2u_hfm_l6_Xf5uHg8D440JW2AQhiVOBtqnKuvgGNrPgWWd2zro/s1529/Egyptian-1923-TenCommandments-chariot.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1529" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0J0Wwr-qdm2KI6NwEXsfgF9M-QdI_hI9pEzcwtE59l1DtFzGAKLdZzipUV469UAd8nHusU_wSRVctvTBHksDriC3NDswAYyahdnUNpDPQ5_EOrhB82SUH-L-ApjII-FE48UdEBWB7f2u_hfm_l6_Xf5uHg8D440JW2AQhiVOBtqnKuvgGNrPgWWd2zro/w640-h394/Egyptian-1923-TenCommandments-chariot.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Checking out a "Pharoah's Chariot" used in
Cecil B. DeMille's "Ten Commandments." It was the third film to play the Egyptian, opening December 4, 1923. The image is one that appears in the
trailer for "Temple of Film." It's on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAPgcHVMudY&t=7s" target="_blank"><b>YouTube</b></a>. The short doc was screened along with David Fincher's "The Killer" at the theatre's November 9, 2023 reopening. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yJbaDZPjVIrbSjQSnHnKzpbfkaUrN-uLKdP1Qm5sp_YzOA1XGPRjG3buKNd5MqglvSq_xf7XQpARz-0EuUi14o1k9qP0dXWXWI_ZmfyGOVFr0Lq9JtYSF3-UnfIleorZa-x_r3H3kEvAuDQ8Mtv0U6edBon7jJNYpTmoGilcczLgW3YTPTcOyfpyh3y6/s1920/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-NoFreeList.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="1920" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yJbaDZPjVIrbSjQSnHnKzpbfkaUrN-uLKdP1Qm5sp_YzOA1XGPRjG3buKNd5MqglvSq_xf7XQpARz-0EuUi14o1k9qP0dXWXWI_ZmfyGOVFr0Lq9JtYSF3-UnfIleorZa-x_r3H3kEvAuDQ8Mtv0U6edBon7jJNYpTmoGilcczLgW3YTPTcOyfpyh3y6/w640-h500/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-NoFreeList.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Positively No Free List." It's a c.1925 promotional photo featuring actors
Estelle Taylor and Noah Beery that's on display in the Egyptian's lobby.
It's also in "Temple of Film." The photo is from the Cecil B. DeMille Photographs collection at the
Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGeujqA278JXBrIgcLjkhqsktZM-lBAnKTHz4fqcEcoCLdXwaY4WsvpYv6YH50ZfcS_Q8G-5xEgbVSZdMJh0qjk45auZcj-bXQHRvqbA9TmGTf1RUZh1I0AD7B6gwHpDfctVXElAk-Fhhk86pGNTUXUYBG8InvOnReUC6Qg1BK2hCeY4Pn_DPCuAxPtaA/s1495/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1495" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTGeujqA278JXBrIgcLjkhqsktZM-lBAnKTHz4fqcEcoCLdXwaY4WsvpYv6YH50ZfcS_Q8G-5xEgbVSZdMJh0qjk45auZcj-bXQHRvqbA9TmGTf1RUZh1I0AD7B6gwHpDfctVXElAk-Fhhk86pGNTUXUYBG8InvOnReUC6Qg1BK2hCeY4Pn_DPCuAxPtaA/w640-h334/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fine c.1925 view of the original entrance doors appearing in the film.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr6tppciAuekkjxmbe6BixvYIjfIuMokIdyng8McZxPLgJB9R_jcV7ywNLCBjoFWYtVkYiA6v7IWQBjJR6iZ0ag1bPPfgMJ10XvNzXL-AjvOamnDCXYl89ntBamH2y5D_rOljB5uZXhXKZ38i1JWaCI2WNdwBM3r1MVwblbRZGqNDU2ourif4_45hzc8/s1800/Egyptian-1926-Netflix-premiere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifr6tppciAuekkjxmbe6BixvYIjfIuMokIdyng8McZxPLgJB9R_jcV7ywNLCBjoFWYtVkYiA6v7IWQBjJR6iZ0ag1bPPfgMJ10XvNzXL-AjvOamnDCXYl89ntBamH2y5D_rOljB5uZXhXKZ38i1JWaCI2WNdwBM3r1MVwblbRZGqNDU2ourif4_45hzc8/w640-h360/Egyptian-1926-Netflix-premiere.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The Egyptian
was the first Los Angeles theatre to be wired for Vitaphone and hosted
the 1926 west coast premiere of Warner's feature "Don Juan," opening August
20 for about a three month run. <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Initially
they ran the silent version, then did a second premiere on October 27
for the one with an added Vitaphone sound and effects track. </span>Thanks to Pat Saperstein for
including this shot in her November 2023 Variety portfolio "<a href="https://variety.com/gallery/egyptian-theatre-renovation-photos-netflix/temple_of_film_100_years_of_the_egyptian_theatre_00_08_40_11" target="_blank"><b>Photos: Hollywood's Stunning Egyptian Theatre Renovation</b></a>."</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn97EXzd6EINRRfayCBu9uZBMspQ2w4Y2ZaIyiJxM6PKrZyVQfqIkoNiPzG7nlxioEVyaKsZwzxt5nf1LGBCuq1kzzyCMMQswlLdqOKSeo9GMHJ13AwWBzbAKBISUfveDi7QuhkZh4nzu6QLfpT30kRqEMAjxgi4FM_D2WJ8soDzCx29Ayh3ie05WDK18f/s736/Egyptian-1920s-Netflix-BennyRubin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="736" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn97EXzd6EINRRfayCBu9uZBMspQ2w4Y2ZaIyiJxM6PKrZyVQfqIkoNiPzG7nlxioEVyaKsZwzxt5nf1LGBCuq1kzzyCMMQswlLdqOKSeo9GMHJ13AwWBzbAKBISUfveDi7QuhkZh4nzu6QLfpT30kRqEMAjxgi4FM_D2WJ8soDzCx29Ayh3ie05WDK18f/w640-h482/Egyptian-1920s-Netflix-BennyRubin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>A shot from a c.1928 film clip. Benny Rubin was the bandleader at the time. Note the heads on top of the
marquee and entrance pylon promoting whatever feature they were playing.
Thanks to Pat Saperstein for
including this in her November 2023 Variety portfolio.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EuhTGuW9at_PoGhSk_HaEheq1Z80ssGnOyJaHlmT3RW89k-a4xLZi-ne6u7WA4kLfVxnj1ZZ99eIMnpThjbeTRLtqFFoAZWD2xQfG5T6UpLt7FGyj-0Y8DJbhnvk4kvNfpQgh-NB6b2eS1t_EBHeq5mTrld_H90lKCVszOQ0S5bzte8i2ea2H0ddc9IM/s1415/Egyptian-1953-KnightsOfTheRT-TodayShow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1415" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EuhTGuW9at_PoGhSk_HaEheq1Z80ssGnOyJaHlmT3RW89k-a4xLZi-ne6u7WA4kLfVxnj1ZZ99eIMnpThjbeTRLtqFFoAZWD2xQfG5T6UpLt7FGyj-0Y8DJbhnvk4kvNfpQgh-NB6b2eS1t_EBHeq5mTrld_H90lKCVszOQ0S5bzte8i2ea2H0ddc9IM/w640-h434/Egyptian-1953-KnightsOfTheRT-TodayShow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The December 22, 1953 premiere for "Knights of the Round Table" starring
Robert Taylor and Ava Gardner. This shot, as well as other
premiere clips, can also be seen in "<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiVu_B42_9o" target="_blank">How Netflix saved iconic Grauman's Egyptian in Hollywood</a></b>," a November 2023 segment from the Today Show. Thanks to Paul Rayton for spotting it on YouTube. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEey7u72Wt_0n7FLaDN_IT7VYi95sXv-GNLtr8PQgk0SSfxjDpIY6HVbm4pzIY5NNix_7h3T578mjkgcybnDonDRxlOi-dTU8_NJYSCa5RfuzPrrd4kvYElXSGFJQ3LK_XGS4nqd6ckzijEz9P6anE7UTnDhp1mk2EZClMagcVmQSd0n-JZyAoIW7fWChb/s1044/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="1044" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEey7u72Wt_0n7FLaDN_IT7VYi95sXv-GNLtr8PQgk0SSfxjDpIY6HVbm4pzIY5NNix_7h3T578mjkgcybnDonDRxlOi-dTU8_NJYSCa5RfuzPrrd4kvYElXSGFJQ3LK_XGS4nqd6ckzijEz9P6anE7UTnDhp1mk2EZClMagcVmQSd0n-JZyAoIW7fWChb/w640-h474/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Looking down the forecourt's covered walkway toward the entrance doors in a 1960s premiere view. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe3xlDjDogakGMkmRmzjt_HowHPJwAyL3RjMMK0VM6H8yl7X08l-jxnakezU7VjtzD6GQoR5yrQ6B4xMBTxPqlino2pYY8Nz1supn_GrTF9nLlAa7bWaIHzTek8NCrKK-2OrxeEN9MkQSLG33H0UcdbZXUe5gau9nH44i0uBAGM_nHZRn-h1GlA6wu0Hh/s1430/Egyptian-1964-TempleOfFilm-MollyBrown.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="1430" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGe3xlDjDogakGMkmRmzjt_HowHPJwAyL3RjMMK0VM6H8yl7X08l-jxnakezU7VjtzD6GQoR5yrQ6B4xMBTxPqlino2pYY8Nz1supn_GrTF9nLlAa7bWaIHzTek8NCrKK-2OrxeEN9MkQSLG33H0UcdbZXUe5gau9nH44i0uBAGM_nHZRn-h1GlA6wu0Hh/w640-h438/Egyptian-1964-TempleOfFilm-MollyBrown.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Debbie Reynolds arriving for the June 1964 premiere of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYSfV8I5dSZ5zQzGuFhoPT4duptk6Ygkyh2Sz9idcH6qdLsTcdqnzZVdVHomijF7gFs_uvfB0z_SNZLf7EAh2bVRFhMycldL_ROZeOBbth7DZ8gJj2RoyX64itAajtYXVaUg2PGvRRZF3wYPDYAOEf7IEPoxzgPL1JfgAMDwmtfcHP_R5LGtae7M6vCj5/s1882/Egyptian-1964-TempleOfFilm-FairLady.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1882" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYSfV8I5dSZ5zQzGuFhoPT4duptk6Ygkyh2Sz9idcH6qdLsTcdqnzZVdVHomijF7gFs_uvfB0z_SNZLf7EAh2bVRFhMycldL_ROZeOBbth7DZ8gJj2RoyX64itAajtYXVaUg2PGvRRZF3wYPDYAOEf7IEPoxzgPL1JfgAMDwmtfcHP_R5LGtae7M6vCj5/w640-h360/Egyptian-1964-TempleOfFilm-FairLady.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">An October 28, 1964 "My Fair Lady" premiere view. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6eK7Mpl4OiS2XOpnDkP7dYXE50Xc3TRF8N5xdXs9gIpOEGfIo-vww49Ten-Rk7EOOLf4thzj4PO72E_kvbYc6bMgvObOinBE0f5HV8ZMH3zltLyjUovj8l-YBxQG9osx_YGGFmCTd5hjE1HHVmp3s5qL4NpOyIM2q0kmtrqsh-HzM0ZYnVD3saFQlFO8/s1800/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-D-150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1013" data-original-width="1800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6eK7Mpl4OiS2XOpnDkP7dYXE50Xc3TRF8N5xdXs9gIpOEGfIo-vww49Ten-Rk7EOOLf4thzj4PO72E_kvbYc6bMgvObOinBE0f5HV8ZMH3zltLyjUovj8l-YBxQG9osx_YGGFmCTd5hjE1HHVmp3s5qL4NpOyIM2q0kmtrqsh-HzM0ZYnVD3saFQlFO8/w640-h360/Egyptian-TempleOfFilm-D-150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A 1990s post-closing view of the D-150 screen. <br /></p></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p>See the pages about the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/egyptian-overview.html" target="_blank"><b>Egyptian Theatre</b></a> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many photos and a discussion of the theatre's history. The theatre is located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd., a block east of Highland Ave. <br /></p><p>On IMdb: "<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29552211" target="_blank"><b>Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre</b></a>"</p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-74897557333843031212023-10-21T03:12:00.003-07:002023-10-21T03:13:31.499-07:00"Dark Blue"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-htpY3a045GIyw2N6uK_MGK-cVcP6xPh04SSYxOLvklnIcwWErh4IiuKGmDtVd7vjJ8ZWznw0rR902MdmhogA-MAcXdaRxQJCvteu34QgsCqqrW3UBbTKhRYIjakJWXI-J5-aaoIa5K0-QunbdBKohqSDnEgAi_YfFc_y6sNCCZC11TUvayrMf27_vo/s1500/Legion-DarkBlue-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1500" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-htpY3a045GIyw2N6uK_MGK-cVcP6xPh04SSYxOLvklnIcwWErh4IiuKGmDtVd7vjJ8ZWznw0rR902MdmhogA-MAcXdaRxQJCvteu34QgsCqqrW3UBbTKhRYIjakJWXI-J5-aaoIa5K0-QunbdBKohqSDnEgAi_YfFc_y6sNCCZC11TUvayrMf27_vo/w640-h270/Legion-DarkBlue-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Hollywood Legion Theatre appears as the Police Academy auditorium near the end of Ron
Shelton's film "Dark Blue" (United Artists, 2003). The occasion was the promotion ceremony for several officers, set on the day the city started to burn following the acquittals of the officers involved in the Rodney King beating. </p><div style="text-align: left;">The film stars Kurt
Russell, Ving Rhames, Scott Speedman, Lolita Davidovich, Khandi Alexander, Brendon Gleeson, Kurupt and Dash Mihok. It was written by David Ayer based on a story by James Ellroy. The cinematography was by Barry Peterson. Thanks to Tommy Dangcil for noting the use of the building. He worked as an electrician on the film. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil83ZCP2sxnODlUN1yMKrVU4kjEcHfrXuuulgFi4GWsWdN4i3NFn0uqq6WtUZQV60kLmzcx0pqzb1fTB5ffbArs5XX9M2qNaJbofD-ptZU5XIYyyVJFBk3hJf5jz8_4MdYClaCKFft9HptSAcMiDyo-g89eGxg0PhJNH7eoydwtCwKCspM2uYcNlnV3jM/s1500/Legion-DarkBlue-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1500" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil83ZCP2sxnODlUN1yMKrVU4kjEcHfrXuuulgFi4GWsWdN4i3NFn0uqq6WtUZQV60kLmzcx0pqzb1fTB5ffbArs5XX9M2qNaJbofD-ptZU5XIYyyVJFBk3hJf5jz8_4MdYClaCKFft9HptSAcMiDyo-g89eGxg0PhJNH7eoydwtCwKCspM2uYcNlnV3jM/w640-h274/Legion-DarkBlue-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">A look to the house right wall. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqWxV_KBVnxY8j64AYLRc32hi_sRc5Fx51iUXjAac9ssXSYxJAR1HEQQoblqJzY-2WS3qVtH3qnG7G8nECdEsJKR9UrEfHdp_46ifRP5JUR9WaQtnLbDBlENjvt9mP-BR6c-xYu44PylgWYoO-u75WLD3DBSMFvbptEjCptXws0pqDfOEBv-wYWEGtg0/s1500/Legion-DarkBlue-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1500" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqWxV_KBVnxY8j64AYLRc32hi_sRc5Fx51iUXjAac9ssXSYxJAR1HEQQoblqJzY-2WS3qVtH3qnG7G8nECdEsJKR9UrEfHdp_46ifRP5JUR9WaQtnLbDBlENjvt9mP-BR6c-xYu44PylgWYoO-u75WLD3DBSMFvbptEjCptXws0pqDfOEBv-wYWEGtg0/w640-h270/Legion-DarkBlue-3.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /></div><p></p><p></p><p>Kurt arrives and, after his partner is killed, decides to come clean about his part in abetting the corruption of his commanding officer, Brendon Gleeson. <br /></p><p>See the page about the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/hollywood-legion-theatre.html" target="_blank">Hollywood Legion Theatre</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of this 1929 vintage building along with many photos. It's located at 2035 N. Highland Ave, a bit south of the Hollywood Bowl. <br /></p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279331" target="_blank">Dark Blue</a></b>"<br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-26601378428294899892023-10-11T15:30:00.009-07:002023-10-11T16:09:49.042-07:00"Where's Marlowe?"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWvNAVW0jHdYq0g3YFl8o035UzuaJcpOnlJCSfgPlD72yPf2dOlpPzFA2lqN2fMM3fLqjX1rbNQS0jVSjPLYVw2gb8vBZBosr5QXA3Aar4m57BE03aRuvbjW6Qp95T2qBvh6YUiA-EuJfPce7YXYLZn8uqvoCVvh2nORSOvh84aQhMTbjr7RiwgCCCmM/s1500/Rialto-SPas-WheresMarlowe-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1500" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWvNAVW0jHdYq0g3YFl8o035UzuaJcpOnlJCSfgPlD72yPf2dOlpPzFA2lqN2fMM3fLqjX1rbNQS0jVSjPLYVw2gb8vBZBosr5QXA3Aar4m57BE03aRuvbjW6Qp95T2qBvh6YUiA-EuJfPce7YXYLZn8uqvoCVvh2nORSOvh84aQhMTbjr7RiwgCCCmM/w640-h352/Rialto-SPas-WheresMarlowe-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We're in Utica New York for the International Festival du Film at the beginning of "Where's Marlowe?" (Paramount Classics, 1998). Standing in for the festival's venue is the Rialto Theatre at 1023 Fair Oaks Ave. in South Pasadena. </p><div style="text-align: left;">The concession girl is dumping lots of snacks in the garbage because not many showed up to see the three hour long documentary "Water in the Apple: How New Yorkers Get Their Water." In this initial black and white footage we do get some fine shots of water treatment plants and waterfalls. Yes, it's a mockumentary about the two documentarians who made "Water..." as they head on to their next project. The filmmakers are played by John Livingston and Mos Def. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoDlF-TRUbx915Qy3Q5d-MHhFvwBS1tPm2Kf5OSswevLeLVT54q3mUOJOAAmfw_ArIbiARtBly88SoEEe4ui67lOMOwmLieYTT4ilgm6BhC7zkWuKVtpXGe8lPm7m1TE5kfajqoqtKaSegshxRgDKyBqwyWx-ylHiu8THF6NZ-l6CQvxHEtTvXhdAnEY/s1500/Rialto-SPas-WheresMarlowe-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1500" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoDlF-TRUbx915Qy3Q5d-MHhFvwBS1tPm2Kf5OSswevLeLVT54q3mUOJOAAmfw_ArIbiARtBly88SoEEe4ui67lOMOwmLieYTT4ilgm6BhC7zkWuKVtpXGe8lPm7m1TE5kfajqoqtKaSegshxRgDKyBqwyWx-ylHiu8THF6NZ-l6CQvxHEtTvXhdAnEY/w640-h366/Rialto-SPas-WheresMarlowe-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> The banner is still up on the Rialto for the film festival. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0f5L_NmnuCZuVdmuKlGO3klDmmSRQ4A9U3_hGkJDrsnGECgKbouEuyAbMW_E1rZoUQqd_Zp0pAUaYUhFypPxb8Uq7kAPrPFSCsoISldi7la7vr6Jp6xE0cU6jFhqfSJpuwlTqpTcw5odN8QUG9_YGXSyCEBYuR-PCBHfuF9bAZtGZR2eGHpwzIiBp6I/s1500/Rialto-SPas-WheresMarlowe-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1500" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0f5L_NmnuCZuVdmuKlGO3klDmmSRQ4A9U3_hGkJDrsnGECgKbouEuyAbMW_E1rZoUQqd_Zp0pAUaYUhFypPxb8Uq7kAPrPFSCsoISldi7la7vr6Jp6xE0cU6jFhqfSJpuwlTqpTcw5odN8QUG9_YGXSyCEBYuR-PCBHfuF9bAZtGZR2eGHpwzIiBp6I/w640-h362/Rialto-SPas-WheresMarlowe-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The letters for "Water in the Apple" coming off the marquee. </p><p>See the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/rialto-theatre-south-pasadena.html" target="_blank">Rialto Theatre</a></b> pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building and many photos. </p><div style="text-align: left;">The next project for the duo is a "doc" about two Hollywood private detectives, played by Miguel Ferrer and John Slattery. Of course we get to meet all their conniving clients. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh2WglKFw_GUTKrEFFu-zy0GczObEUmYNU72fgfZHSdLPkAHocSny7XWt2pbZhD3Tfgzc9cF-nBg1ahxRbx4cP63lLhDvuLdBAHE5qTnQX_jPIp3ct2hwLnyeM-Tt3Lk7aEBsoHcv3QEDBB4sv9npSEiVTE7X119gj6aBa1FvUBH-DGpNLlga_VtonCg/s1500/ElCapitan--WheresMarlowe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1500" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoh2WglKFw_GUTKrEFFu-zy0GczObEUmYNU72fgfZHSdLPkAHocSny7XWt2pbZhD3Tfgzc9cF-nBg1ahxRbx4cP63lLhDvuLdBAHE5qTnQX_jPIp3ct2hwLnyeM-Tt3Lk7aEBsoHcv3QEDBB4sv9npSEiVTE7X119gj6aBa1FvUBH-DGpNLlga_VtonCg/w640-h364/ElCapitan--WheresMarlowe.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Miguel almost makes it to the El Capitan Theatre, 6838 Hollywood Blvd. But we only see this entrance to the office building, not the theatre itself. </p><p>See the pages on the <b><a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/02/el-capitan-overview.html" target="_blank">El Capitan</a></b> on the Los Angeles Theatres site for the history of this Hollywood legit and film house along with hundreds of photos.</p><p></p><p>The film also features Alison Dean, Clayton Rohner, Elizabeth Schofield, Barbara Howard and Kirk Baltz. An uncredited Giancarlo Esposito plays a blind man. Daniel Pyne directed. The cinematography was by Greg Gardiner. <br />
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On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118150" target="_blank">Where's Marlowe?</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7113362525913605128.post-34107848020315348112023-10-05T05:27:00.001-07:002023-10-05T05:32:46.126-07:00"Silent Movie"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQvmqUcnjTTeghIf16qeZoIYRSVKgXLCMLeStdKUdNA68HF7CrrDRse1NFtwOH469VsaRr1l9_nuC0j5xOfg83GeORpmQsx4Ufof2Y8z_JD_CtQ4ZMRIfjh22JyqbSd5t0dfYNN1y7cejnmLHT_rI85VIYZKwIchWcaSxbasNHNk_CON_ay3k2taeeA4/s1555/FoxWilshire-SilentM-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1555" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQvmqUcnjTTeghIf16qeZoIYRSVKgXLCMLeStdKUdNA68HF7CrrDRse1NFtwOH469VsaRr1l9_nuC0j5xOfg83GeORpmQsx4Ufof2Y8z_JD_CtQ4ZMRIfjh22JyqbSd5t0dfYNN1y7cejnmLHT_rI85VIYZKwIchWcaSxbasNHNk_CON_ay3k2taeeA4/w640-h342/FoxWilshire-SilentM-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The Fox Wilshire Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., is featured in Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" (20th Century Fox,
1976). Mel Funn uses the venue to preview his new film. In this view of the boxoffice area we get posters up for "Young
Frankenstein."</p><div style="text-align: left;">The film features Bernadette Peters, Marty Fekdman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar, Harold Gould and Ron Carey. We get cameos by Burt Reynolds, Liza Minelli, Anne Bancroft, Marcel Marceau and Paul Newman. The cinematography was by Paul Lohmann. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ORKdF40oRIWCQND2w4zUI6dDFUhPKz6UCxn2D1Bq4N4DGYT0DMDvjOSkAkTy-G0rcHjoCVpJkXM6iQAnpSSnJUh494hUWuJ-fUdsbhqK8eT_DPUBGmoUdvMYLGqxDAcZUG9o-WsHwwuRI-qgl0rytQgSwTTsiWWdPWY3G3hCpEaWKSwW8Hyct54nY3Y/s1570/FoxWilshire-SilentM-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="1570" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ORKdF40oRIWCQND2w4zUI6dDFUhPKz6UCxn2D1Bq4N4DGYT0DMDvjOSkAkTy-G0rcHjoCVpJkXM6iQAnpSSnJUh494hUWuJ-fUdsbhqK8eT_DPUBGmoUdvMYLGqxDAcZUG9o-WsHwwuRI-qgl0rytQgSwTTsiWWdPWY3G3hCpEaWKSwW8Hyct54nY3Y/w640-h342/FoxWilshire-SilentM-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Mel Funn and his crew in the lobby. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLfQ2kCZI31asnDpUZrUB9M51ipasfOXq4bPDDSXYF-CcwdJt204YDRYqYM6-s-Y3zRlCzKs_CLt7TRtDgCCvib0Z5WOgPSlDPNPR2OQjDkTW0Q3D4ArQanShJSEAfBO72dQ8cntBZ8_la3RhoS5WXF2-4G2aOIn9uQMLkYqD1KliWEzEdIrzgOMEw_w/s1572/FoxWilshire-SilentM-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1572" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLfQ2kCZI31asnDpUZrUB9M51ipasfOXq4bPDDSXYF-CcwdJt204YDRYqYM6-s-Y3zRlCzKs_CLt7TRtDgCCvib0Z5WOgPSlDPNPR2OQjDkTW0Q3D4ArQanShJSEAfBO72dQ8cntBZ8_la3RhoS5WXF2-4G2aOIn9uQMLkYqD1KliWEzEdIrzgOMEw_w/w640-h338/FoxWilshire-SilentM-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A look at the rear of the main floor. All draped --
except you get a view of some decorative plaster on one of the beams. At
the time of the filming, the front of the house was also draped -- with
a waterfall curtain. <br /></p><p>Head to the <a href="https://losangelestheatres.blogspot.com/2017/03/fox-wilshire.html" target="_blank"><b>Fox Wilshire/Saban Theatre</b></a> pages on the Los Angeles Theatres site for many views of the theatre, now mostly a concert venue. </p><p>On IMDb: "<b><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075222" target="_blank">Silent Movie</a></b>" <br /></p>B Counterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335713971590668080noreply@blogger.com0