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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)
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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
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Myrna Loy Nails It
"Penthouse" is a first-rate example of "they don't make 'em like that anymore." The tale of a society lawyer turned criminal defense attorney -- out to prove the innocence of the accused murderer who waltzed off with his fiancée -- zips along. The dialog of the fabled Hackett-Goodrich team is sassy and clever. The relationship between lawyer Warner Baxter and Nat Pendleton as the racketeer who's his guardian angel perks up the plot. But it's Myrna Loy as the call girl who joins forces with Baxter to nail the real killer who shines. There are certain people the camera finds irresistible. And here, as the most lovable fallen woman of the pre-code era, Loy demonstrates the impish allure that would light up the screen for years to come.
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- MikeMagi
- Mar 29, 2007
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- Advokat podzemlja
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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