Penthouse

Pendleton shines as a powerful but sympathetic gangland chief, a pragmatist with a sense of humor, whose self-constructed empire is threatened by rival gangster Gordon. Baxter is a successful corporation lawyer who, bored with the legalistic doings of the high and mighty, craves the company of criminal clients. He takes on the defense of Pendleton, who has been accused of murder. He wins the case, but as a result loses both his prestigious position with a firm of Harvard attorneys and his fiancee, Clarke. Pendleton--fearful that his new-found barrister buddy's life may be in jeopardy as a result of his successful courtroom battle--appoints two goons, Raymond Hatton...