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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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Fun and games in the underworld
There is lots of entertainment value in this picture - quality acting, sharp dialog, quick pace - but those who are looking for a story based in realistic circumstances may be disappointed. Despite there being a goodly number of unsavory types among the characters, just about everyone comes across as clean-cut, friendly, ready with a smile, and not the least bit threatening. This takes the sharp edge off a picture with lots of promise in its early development. Nat Pendleton plays a crime boss as if he hasn't a care in the world, more than ready to use his resources to make others happy. The Myrna Loy character is appealing (much as her Nora Charles was), but defies explication: charming, intelligent, well-mannered and well-spoken, but content to serve the paying customers as a hostess/bar girl/prostitute. It just doesn't add up. Mae Clark, as a less refined colleague, is much more believable.
[Don't fail to notice the latter, in a fit of anger, ready to throw a perfume bottle against the wall, then noticing the label and substituting a lesser brand; or Loy, keeping her composure as Warner Baxter chooses not to remain in her assigned room for the night, then immediately surveying her looks - right profile, left profile, hair, makeup - in a mirror, wondering if something has been lost.]
The picture needs more grit, given its subject matter. Comic relief from Charles Butterworth and Tom Kennedy are just what it doesn't need.
[Don't fail to notice the latter, in a fit of anger, ready to throw a perfume bottle against the wall, then noticing the label and substituting a lesser brand; or Loy, keeping her composure as Warner Baxter chooses not to remain in her assigned room for the night, then immediately surveying her looks - right profile, left profile, hair, makeup - in a mirror, wondering if something has been lost.]
The picture needs more grit, given its subject matter. Comic relief from Charles Butterworth and Tom Kennedy are just what it doesn't need.
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- Jul 17, 2004
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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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