The Duke Steps Out
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| Directed by | James Cruze |
| Produced by | James Cruze |
| Written by | Story: Lucian Cary Adaptation: Raymond L. Schrock Dale Van Every Titles: Joseph Farnham(titles) |
| Starring | William Haines Joan Crawford Karl Dane Tenen Holtz |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | George Hively |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $218,000[1] |
| Box office | $920,000[1] |
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.[2][3]
Plot
Duke (Haines) a pampered millionaire's son, who longs to be a boxer, takes an interest in Susie (Crawford), a college coed with whom he takes an interest in 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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
- ↑ Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files; Metro/MGM
- ↑ The Duke Steps Out at silentera.com
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Duke Steps Out at IMDb
- The Duke Steps Out at the TCM Movie Database
- The Duke Steps Out synopsis at AllMovie
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