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Duke of Chicago is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Blair released in USA on 15 march 1949 with Audrey Long

Duke of Chicago (1949)

Duke of Chicago
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Released in USA 15 march 1949
Length 1h1
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating71% 3.5814753.5814753.5814753.5814753.581475

Duke of Chicago is a 1949 61-minute short film released in the United States by Republic Pictures and starring Tom Brown, Audrey Long and DeForest Kelley. Directed by George Blair, 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.

Based on the 1933 novel The Duke Comes Back by Lucian Cary, Duke of Chicago was one of several films made on the back of the critical and commercial success of boxing pictures Body and Soul and Champion. However, the film was largely panned by critics, described as "slow-paced and seemingly a lot longer than its fifty-nine minutes."

Synopsis

Chicago former boxing champion Jim Brody is lured from his retirement and loving relationship with fiancée Helene back to the ring to face the current champion, Steve "Killer" Bronski.

Actors

Audrey Long

(Jane Cunningham)Tom Brown

(Jimmy Brody)Grant Withers

(Tony Russo)Paul Harvey

(Chester Cunningham)Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

(Gus Weller)
And :
Lois Hall
Matt McHugh
Joseph Crehan
DeForest Kelley
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