Duke of Chicago (1949)
To save his publishing firm, a prizefighter comes out of retirement in a fixed match.
- Date of release
- 1949-03-15
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- George Blair
Casting
- Tom Brown — Jimmy Brody
- Audrey Long — Jane Cunningham
- Grant Withers — Tony Russo
- Paul Harvey — Chester Cunningham
- Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher — Gus Weller
- Lois Hall — Helen Cunningham
- Matt McHugh — Terry Shea
- Joseph Crehan — 'Tex' Harman
- Harvey Parry — Steve "Killer" Bronski
- George Beban Jr. — Speedy
- Keith Richards — Bryce
- DeForest Kelley — 'Ace' Martin
Interesting facts
Duke of Chicago is a 1949 American sports drama film directed by George Blair and starring Tom Brown, Audrey Long and DeForest Kelley. Produced and distributed by Republic Pictures the film portrays a retired boxer, Jimmy Brody (Brown), who leaves his boxing career for his fiancée but is lured back into a one-off fight against a current champion due to financial difficulties.
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