Stanley Miller Movies
- 1957
None of the characters in this grim little British drama are particularly likable. It is especially true of the protagonist, a ghetto kid who makes his living by robbing old ladies. He despises his mother, and at night dreams that his father, whom he never met, is a millionaire. One day he decides to find him. Along the way, he kills a woman in a small town. He then learns that the village doctor is his father. When the doctor finds out that his son is a killer, he decides the youth must die. Unfortunately, tragedy ensues before that can happen. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1945
If Penthouse Rhythm is paced more like a two-reel comedy than a mini-musical, it may be because the director was Mack Sennett alumnus Eddie Cline. Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, Judy Clark and Edward Norris play Dick, Linda, Patty and Junior, young members of a singing quartet. The kids have trouble getting their career started until given a boost by boxer-nightclub manager Maxie Rosenbloom (playing himself). Their success seems to hinge on a mere handful of songs, a fact that many genuine musicians found laughable. Halfway down the cast list as "Jank" is Jimmy Dodd, ten years away from his Mickey Mouse Club fame. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kirby Grant, Lois Collier, (more)
