Penthouse
A strange romance in a penthouse- a sky high love-nest! A girl from nowhere bringing drama that screamed from the headlines!
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cosmopolitan Productions
A pre-Code crime drama centered on a kept woman caught between a gangster and a lawyer, balancing danger, romance, and moral compromise.
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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Like Penthouse
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Penthouse
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Penthouse, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Penthouse, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Penthouse, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
