Review of Penthouse

Penthouse (1933)
7/10
penthouse
14 October 2022
This movie is neither penthouse nor outhouse but rather a nice mid level, two bedroom, two bath pre code comedy/drama. If you can somehow watch it on its own terms and not be constantly comparing it to "Thin Man" it's fairly decent. Warner Baxter and Myrna Loy, who were friends in real life, have undeniable chemistry and, for my dough, Nat Pendleton almost steals the show as an amiable gangster with a desire for "class" which includes enjoying the erudite insults doled out by his louche, drunken lawyer, played by Baxter. Also good are Charles Butterworth as Baxter's bemused but proper butler and Raymond Hatton and Arthur Belasco as a pair of laconic, dour bodyguards. Give it a B minus.
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