Looking at the 1923 city directory for any noire like subjects and found the Nick Harris Detectives.
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1939 directory:
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Noire like address:
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A corner view of the exterior of the theater, seen from across the street. Marquee on the left side says: Vitaphone. Samuel Goldyn's "The Hurricane and Missing Witnesses". 1939.
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The Warner Brothers Downtown Theatre, previously the Pantages Theatre, located at 401 W. 7th Street, was designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca in the Greek revival style in 1919, and opened on August 16, 1920.
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Corner view of the Pantages. The marquee is not visible, but entrance to the theater can be seen. c1926.
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A view of the northwest corner of 7th & Hill taken from a quarter of a block away and looking down 7th street. A vertical sign on the building identifies the Pantages, and the marquee reads: "Submarine and Sound of Music second big week - now". Crowds of people are in the crosswalks in front of the theatre and on both sides of Hill.
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Nick Harris Detectives still lives! Seems the agency once changed hands during a poker game.