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Penthouse

A strange romance in a penthouse- a sky high love-nest! A girl from nowhere bringing drama that screamed from the headlines!

Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.

1h 28m1933NRTMDb 6.9

CrimeDramaMystery

English

Crew and Cast

W.S. Van DykeW.S. Van DykeDirectorWarner BaxterWarner BaxterJackson 'Jack' DurantMyrna LoyMyrna LoyGertie WaxtedCharles ButterworthCharles ButterworthLaytonMae ClarkeMae ClarkeMimi MontagnePhillips HolmesPhillips HolmesTom SiddallC. Henry GordonC. Henry GordonJim CrellimanMartha SleeperMartha SleeperSue LeonardNat PendletonNat PendletonTony GazottiGeorge E. StoneGeorge E. StoneTim MurtochRobert Emmett O'ConnorRobert Emmett O'ConnorPolice Lt. 'Steve' StevensRaymond HattonRaymond HattonBodyguard
Arthur BelascoBodyguardWilliam BaileyWilliam BaileyMaitre D' at Pinnacle ClubEd BradyEd BradyMan at Crelliman's PlaceLynton BrentLynton BrentReporterTheresa HarrisTheresa HarrisLiliEdward HearnEdward HearnDetectiveSamuel S. HindsSamuel S. HindsStuyvesantTom KennedyTom KennedyJoeGeorge MagrillGeorge MagrillCrelliman's Butler
Miriam MarlinLottie a Chorine
Henry OthoCrelliman's HenchmanLee PhelpsLee PhelpsDetectiveFrank RiceFrank RiceUnknown Man on PhoneWilliam StackWilliam StackRutherfordCarl StockdaleCarl StockdaleLevi LevitoffCharles SullivanCharles SullivanCrelliman's HenchmanHarry TenbrookHarry TenbrookCustomer at Crelliman's PlaceGuy UsherGuy UsherNews Editor

Storyline

Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
8 September 1933
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (21 votes)

Production

Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Writers
Arthur Somers Roche, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English