"Edge of Doom"

Footage of various downtown L.A. locations appears behind the credits of "Edge of Doom" (RKO, 1950). Behind Samuel Goldwyn's credit we're looking south on Main St. from the middle of the 300 block. That's the Follies on the right. Thanks to Claudia Mullins for spotting the theatre.   

See the Los Angeles Theatres page about the Follies Theatre, 337 S. Main St. It opened as the Belasco in 1904 and was demolished in 1974.  

Mark Robson directed. The cinematography was by Harry Stradling. Farley Granger plays a troubled young guy who can't understand why his ogre of a boss won't give him a discount on flowers for his mother's funeral. And he gets so pissed off at the local priest that he kills him. Dana Andrews plays another priest who tries to help. Joan Evans is Farley's girlfriend. It's all a religious mess. 

 But, 35 minutes into the film we get the Galaxy Theatre. Farley has killed the priest and he's out on the street.

 

Thanks to Claudia for spotting this shot and the later views of the marquee and boxoffice. It's actually the Mason Theatre, 127 S. Broadway. We're looking north toward 1st St. At the time of this film it was a Spanish-language house. Here they've dressed it as a newsreel theatre.  

 

Farley approaches the theatre and notices a commotion. Somehow he's drawn into the crowd and we get this shot of the boxoffice.  

 

 A look over toward the entrance doors.

 

A shot from out on Broadway. It turns out there had been a robbery. 

 

 

A look at the marquee soffit. The Galaxy's robbery is the subject of discussion later in the film and a hood played by Paul Stewart is brought in for questioning by the police. Later he's fingered for the murder of the priest as well. But Farley is "helped" by another priest played by Dana Andrews and later turns himself in because, as Dana tells us, he was troubled by his "immortal soul."  

See the Los Angeles Theatres page about the Mason Theatre. It closed in 1955 and was soon demolished. 

On IMDb: "Edge of Doom   The full film is on Internet Archive.  

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