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Penthouse poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.4 / 100
1933·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 30m

PENTHOUSE

“A strange romance in a penthouse- a sky high love-nest! A girl from nowhere bringing drama that screamed from the headlines!”

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.

Above the Line
W.S. Van Dyke·DirectorAlbert Hackett·ScreenplayFrances Goodrich·ScreenplayLucien N. Andriot·Director of PhotographyWilliam Axt·Original Music ComposerRobert Kern·Editor
Cast
Warner Baxter·Jackson 'Jack' DurantMyrna Loy·Gertie WaxtedCharles Butterworth·LaytonMae Clarke·Mimi MontagnePhillips Holmes·Tom SiddallC. Henry Gordon·Jim CrellimanMartha Sleeper·Sue LeonardNat Pendleton·Tony GazottiGeorge E. Stone·Tim MurtochRobert Emmett O'Connor·Police Lt. 'Steve' Stevens
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 1
W.S. Van Dyke·Director
Writing· 3
Arthur Somers Roche·StoryAlbert Hackett·ScreenplayFrances Goodrich·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Lucien N. Andriot·Director of PhotographyHarold Rosson·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Robert Kern·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
William Axt·Original Music ComposerDouglas Shearer·Sound Director
Art & Design· 3
Alexander Toluboff·Art DirectionAdrian·Costume DesignEdwin B. Willis·Interior Designer
Production· 1
Hunt Stromberg·Producer
By the Numbers
70.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Penthouse's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0D0D0D
#FFFFFF
#C0C0C0
Mood
Sophisticated, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1930s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster features a man in a tuxedo looking directly forward, positioned to the right. To his left and slightly below, a woman in a light-colored ”

dramamystery
Key Elements
Martini GlassChairTuxedoDress
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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