Gossip Friday: Not a Lawyer

From May 1933:

It looks as if Clark Gable might be doing a portrayal of a lawyer some time soon. And who hasn’t?

“Penthouse,” a story by Arthur Somers Roche, has been purchased by MGM, and there is a possibility that Gable may be elected for the title role, which is that of a hero who goes socially berserk by deciding to become a criminal instead of a corporation lawyer. That is, the girl who is affianced to him considers him to be berserking and she regards a criminal attorney as out of their social realm.

There are two strong feminine roles in the picture, for the hero indulges a dividend romantic interest during a portion of the plot unfoldment. One of the roles might be played by Jean Harlow.

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Penthouse was indeed released by MGM later that year, but with Warner Baxter in the male lead and Myrna Loy and Mae Clarke as the “two strong feminine roles.”