The Duke Comes Back

The Duke Comes Back (1937)

ROMANCE WITH A SOCK! A fighting fool in the ring...until a dame lands with a right to the heart.

After winning the heavyweight championship, boxer Duke Foster (Allan Lane) quits the ring to marry socialite Susan Corbin (Heather Angel). When his businessman father-in-law Arnold (Frederick Burton) loses his fortune, Duke returns to the ring to raise money for him. Susan is furious that Duke is breaking his promise never to box again, and the stakes get even higher when a crooked promoter orders him to take a dive ... or else.

Date of release
1937-11-29
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 4m
Genres
Action, Romance
Director
Irving Pichel

Casting

Interesting facts

The Duke Comes Back is a 1937 American drama film directed by Irving Pichel and written by Adele B. Buffington and Edmund Seward. It is based on the 1933 novel The Duke Comes Back by Lucian Cary. The film stars Allan Lane, Heather Angel and Genevieve Tobin. It was released on November 29, 1937, by Republic Pictures.

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