Not every film is made by a major studio and stars famous actors, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get a big premiere. Well, a medium-sized one, anyway. In this shot, we’re seeing the premiere of a movie called “Troopers Three” put out by a minor outfit called Tiffany Productions. This all happened on March 26, 1930, which was also the night that the Fairfax Theatre at 7907 Beverly Blvd opened its doors. Tiffany sent along the movie’s three stars – Rex Lease, Dorothy Gulliver and Slim Summerville – to appear in person and the theatre mounted a big neon sign advertising “Any Seat 30 Cents Any Time.”

This is how the Fairfax Theatre looked earlier this year. These photos are from #cynfulfan on Twitter:

And Gary H posted his photo of the shell of the Fairfax Theatre on Facebook:

The property is currently being redeveloped as an apartment building and will look something like this: