Penthouse (1933 film)
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Penthouse (1933 film) is a pre-Code crime drama notable as an early starring vehicle for Myrna Loy, blending romance and mystery in a story about a lawyer defending a woman accused of murder.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Arthur Somers Roche ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Wong Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ben Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasSetting | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
organized crime
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romantic involvement with underworld figures ⓘ |
| includesElement |
mystery
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romance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor | Warner Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingEra | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lawyer defending woman accused of murder ⓘ |
| notableFor | early starring vehicle for Myrna Loy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American pre-Code cinema ⓘ |
| producer | Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Albert Hackett
NERFINISHED
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Frances Goodrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary 1930s ⓘ |
| starring |
C. Henry Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Charles Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Sleeper NERFINISHED ⓘ Myrna Loy NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillips Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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