The Duke Steps Out (1929)
Overview
Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he sees co-ed Susie. The students wonder about his having a chauffeur and house full of servants. Susie likes him but, to get rid of her, his manager tells her Duke already has a New York chorus girl. As the students listen to a radio broadcast of his victorious fight from San Francisco, she learns that the student Duke is the boxer Duke and that there is no chorus girl.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.688 |
Directed By
James Cruze
TOP CAST
William Haines
Duke
Joan Crawford
Susie
Delmer Daves
Bossy Edwards
Tenen Holtz
Jake, Duke's manager
Edward Nugent
Tommy Welles
Karl Dane
Barney, Duke's chauffeur
Luke Cosgrave
Prof. Widdicombe
Jack Roper
Poison Kerrigan
Herbert Prior
Mr. Corbin
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