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The Duke Steps Out

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Director
  
James Cruze

Cinematography
  
Ira H. Morgan

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

2.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Drama

Costume design
  
David Cox

Language
  
English

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Writer
  
Lucian Cary
,
Raymond L. Schrock
,
Dale Van Every
,
Joseph Farnham

Release date
  
March 16, 1929 (1929-03-16)

Cast
  
Joan Crawford
(Susie),
William Haines
,
Karl Dane
,
Tenen Holtz

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The Duke Steps Out is a 1929 silent film starring William Haines and Joan Crawford. The film is lost, but the Vitaphone sound discs track survive at UCLA Film and TV Archives.

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Plot

Duke (Haines) a pampered millionaire's son, who longs to be a boxer, takes an interest in Susie (Crawford), a college coed, after he defends her from being bullied. Duke's interest in Susie, leads him to enroll in the same school as Susie. After a misunderstanding between Duke and Susie, they realize they are meant to be together and are reunited.

Cast

  • William Haines - Duke
  • Joan Crawford - Susie
  • Karl Dane - Barney, Duke's Chauffeur
  • Tenen Holtz - Jake, Duke's Manager
  • Edward Nugent - Tommy Wells
  • Jack Roper - Poison Kerrigan
  • Delmer Daves - Bossy Edwards
  • Luke Cosgrave - Professor Widdicomb
  • Herbert Prior - Mr. Corbin
  • Box Office

    According to MGM records the film earned $714,000 in the US and Canada and $206,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $343,000.

    References

    The Duke Steps Out Wikipedia
    The Duke Steps Out IMDb The Duke Steps Out themoviedb.org