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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."
Original Release
03/15/1949
US Release
03/15/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Brown | Jimmy Brody |
Audrey Long | Jane Cunningham |
Grant Withers | Tony Russo |
Paul Harvey | Chester Cunningham |
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Gus Weller |
Lois Hall | Helen Cunningham |
Matt McHugh | Terry Shea |
Joseph Crehan | 'Tex' Harman |
Harvey Parry | Steve 'Killer' Bronski / Steve "Killer" Bronski |
George Beban Jr. | Speedy |
Directors
Writers
Falkland L. Cary, Albert DeMond
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Brown | Jimmy Brody |
Audrey Long | Jane Cunningham |
Grant Withers | Tony Russo |
Paul Harvey | Chester Cunningham |
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Gus Weller |
Lois Hall | Helen Cunningham |
Matt McHugh | Terry Shea |
Joseph Crehan | 'Tex' Harman |
Harvey Parry | Steve 'Killer' Bronski / Steve "Killer" Bronski |
George Beban Jr. | Speedy |
Keith Richards | Bryce |
DeForest Kelley | 'Ace' Martin |
Frankie Van | Referee |
Dan Tobey | Fight Announcer |
Dale Van Sickel | Kroner |
Sam Bernard | Benson |
James J. Casino | Hawley |
Tristram Coffin | Dr. Kendall |
Jack Daley | Fight Doctor |
Estelle Etterre | Nurse |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stephen Auer | Producer |