Penthouse
“A strange romance in a penthouse- a sky high love-nest! A girl from nowhere bringing drama that screamed from the headlines!”
1933 · 1 h 30 min
W.S. Van DykeCast
Warner Baxter 
Myrna Loy 
Charles Butterworth 
Mae Clarke 
Phillips Holmes 
C. Henry Gordon
Credits
Written by: 
Frances Goodrich
Plot
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman really is, and a lawyer is drawn into a murder case.
Sinekatalog’s take
W.S. Van Dyke's comedy-thriller, with Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy and Mae Clarke, is snappy and sophisticated, a pre-Code romp.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (1,509 votes)
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