The Duke Steps Out
Seen it?1929 | 62 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for people who get choked up at a comeback and anyone who wants a laugh. You don't need to know the game to feel the big moments. A good follow-up to From Here to Eternity.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 2 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1929: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Millionaire's son Duke wants to be a champion boxer but takes time out to enroll in college when he sees co-ed Susie. The students wonder about his having a chauffeur and house full of servants. Susie likes him but, to get rid of her, his manager tells her Duke already has a New York chorus girl. As the students listen to a radio broadcast of his victorious fight from San Francisco, she learns that the student Duke is the boxer Duke and that there is no chorus girl.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$920K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Cruze
- William HainesDuke
- Joan CrawfordSusie
- Delmer DavesBossy Edwards
- Tenen HoltzJake, Duke's manager
- Edward NugentTommy Welles
- Karl DaneBarney, Duke's chauffeur
- Luke CosgraveProf. Widdicombe
- Jack RoperPoison Kerrigan
- Herbert PriorMr. Corbin