The Duke Comes Back

The Duke Comes Back (1939)

Genres - Drama, Romance, Sports & Recreation  |   Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Sports Drama  |   Release Date - Nov 29, 1937 (USA - Unknown), Nov 29, 1937 (USA)  |   Run Time - 62 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

When a championship boxer retires and marries a rich, aristocratic woman, her father is furious, but comes to accept the situation. When the father gets in trouble for making a major business mistake, the dutiful boxer returns to the ring in an attempt to earn the money his father-in-law needs.

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aristocracy, bail, boxing, business, champion, conflict, daughter, disapproval, family-disapproval, father, fighter, forbidden-love, loot, love, marriage, outrage, parent, prison, prizefighter, problems, retirement, return, ring [jewelry], sports, trust-fund, wife, winner