IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
A lawyer's fiancée leaves him after he defends a racketeer accused of murder, but she needs his help when her new beau is accused of killing an old flame.A lawyer's fiancée leaves him after he defends a racketeer accused of murder, but she needs his help when her new beau is accused of killing an old flame.A lawyer's fiancée leaves him after he defends a racketeer accused of murder, but she needs his help when her new beau is accused of killing an old flame.
William Bailey
- Maitre D' - Pinnacle Club
- (uncredited)
Ed Brady
- Man at Crelliman's Place
- (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
- Lili - Mimi's Maid
- (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
- Stuyvesant - Durant's Law Partner
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film opens with the actual May, 1933 cover of Cosmopolitan magazine; the issue in which Arthur Somers Roche's story appeared. The film went into production in August and was released in September that same year. This film is a tremendous example of how quickly a Hollywood studio could work back then. At the time, Cosmopolitan was a literary periodical, first published in 1886, and didn't become a "women's" magazine until the mid-1960s.
- GoofsWhen Gertie stands looking out Durant's apartment window, her left arm is up with her hand on her head, but when the shot changes to see her from the front, her arm is down and her hand is resting against the window frame.
- Quotes
Jackson 'Jack' Durant: Oh, I've been stupid, very stupid.
Gertie Waxted: Well, of course. You're a man.
- Crazy creditsThe title card for "Penthouse" announces that the film is presented by "Metro-Golwyn-Mayer".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to (1990)
- SoundtracksDon't Blame Me
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Played at the Country Club
Featured review
An unknown movie that deserves rediscovery
An honest lawyer (Warner Baxter) is in a jam. A friend of his ex (Phillips Holmes) was been wrongfully accused of murder...but nobody will trust him or confide in him because of his reputation. But a friend (Myrna Loy) of the murdered girl agrees to help him. There's a lot more twists and turns in this movie but you should see it to find them out.
The movie movie moves like lightning, has a sharp, snappy script and a cast of actors giving it their all. There's also pretty frank sexual innuendo between Baxter and Loy (I'm assuming this was a pre-Code film). Well worth seeing.
For some reason this is a forgotten movie. It's a shame because this is really a great little picture. Maybe the lack of stars (except for Loy) keeps this off the radar. This is well worth rediscovering.
The movie movie moves like lightning, has a sharp, snappy script and a cast of actors giving it their all. There's also pretty frank sexual innuendo between Baxter and Loy (I'm assuming this was a pre-Code film). Well worth seeing.
For some reason this is a forgotten movie. It's a shame because this is really a great little picture. Maybe the lack of stars (except for Loy) keeps this off the radar. This is well worth rediscovering.
helpful•304
- preppy-3
- Jul 13, 2004
- How long is Penthouse?Powered by Alexa
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Advokat podzemlja
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content