
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.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Does Penthouse end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Penthouse scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Penthouse sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Penthouse violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Penthouse easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
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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.

















































