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The Duke Comes Back (1937)

The Duke Comes Back poster
Directed by
Irving Pichel
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former boxing champion tries to make a comeback after his career took a downturn. He faces personal and professional challenges as he works to regain his former glory.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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