The Duke Steps Out is a 1929 American silent comedy-drama film directed by James Cruze and starring William Haines and Joan Crawford. The film is lost, but the Vitaphone sound discs track of music and sound effects survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.[2][3]
The Duke Steps Out | |
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Directed by | James Cruze |
Written by | Raymond L. Schrock Dale Van Every Joseph Farnham (titles) |
Story by | Lucian Cary |
Produced by | James Cruze |
Starring | William Haines Joan Crawford Karl Dane Tenen Holtz |
Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | George Hively |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Budget | $218,000[1] |
Box office | $920,000[1] |
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.
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]
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