Duke of Chicago (1949)
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61 min | Drama

Duke of Chicago (1949)

Approved

61 min | Drama

Retired middleweight champ Jimmy Brody has quit the ring for his socialite fiancée, Helen Cunningham, and gone into the book publishing business with her father, Chester. Helen goes on a world cruise and Chester informs Jimmy that they ...See moreRetired middleweight champ Jimmy Brody has quit the ring for his socialite fiancée, Helen Cunningham, and gone into the book publishing business with her father, Chester. Helen goes on a world cruise and Chester informs Jimmy that they must have money in order to avoid bankruptcy. So, to raise money and believing the world-cruising Helen will not hear about it, Jimmy arranges with his old manager, Gus Weller, to see promoter Tex Harmon about a match with the current titleholder, "Killer" Bronski. Big-shot gambler Tony Russo agrees to underwrite the challenger's cut and to take care of the publicity. Tony hires a fast-talking press agent, Terry Shea, to build Jimmy up as the favorite, with the intention of cashing in on what he believes will be Bronski's certain victory. The reason that Tony believes this is because he has dropped several pointed hints to Jimmy that Jimmy will stay healthy after the fight only if he emerges the loser. Jane Cunningham, Chester's younger daughter, suspects something is up and enlists the aid of her fellow reporter, "Ace" Martin. They pay a call on Tony and "Ace" threatens to blast him in the press. But before he can, Tony has him blasted in the alley. The police secretly assign a member of the homicide detail, Kroner, to keep a close watch on Tony.Helen hears about the fight via ship-to-shore and sends Jimmy a wire breaking their engagement. Jimmy has already accepted his end of the money and used it to bail out the business of his future father-in-law. Jimmy wins the fight, but gets hammered a bit doing so and has to go to the hospital. And Tony sends a henchman to the hospital to deliver a message to Jimmy. Written by Les Adams See less

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Brown Jimmy Brody Jimmy Brody See fewer	Merrily We Live (1938)
Audrey Long Jane Cunningham Jane Cunningham See fewer	Born to Kill (1947)
Grant Withers Tony Russo Tony Russo See fewer	My Darling Clementine (1946)
Paul Harvey Chester Cunningham Chester Cunningham See fewer	Spellbound (1945)
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher Gus Weller (as Skeets Gallagher) Gus Weller (as Skeets Gallagher) See fewer	Idiot's Delight (1939)
Lois Hall Helen Cunningham Helen Cunningham See fewer	Dead Again (1991)
Matt McHugh Terry Shea Terry Shea See fewer	Freaks (1932)
Joseph Crehan 'Tex' Harman 'Tex' Harman See fewer	Black Magic (1944)
Harvey Parry Steve 'Killer' Bronski Steve 'Killer' Bronski See fewer	Escape from New York (1981)
George Beban Jr. Speedy Speedy See fewer	One Man in a Million (1921)
Keith Richards Bryce Bryce See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
DeForest Kelley 'Ace' Martin 'Ace' Martin See fewer	Star Trek (1966)
Frankie Van Referee Referee See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Dan Tobey Fight Announcer Fight Announcer See fewer	The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
Dale Van Sickel Kroner Kroner See fewer	Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
Sam Bernard Benson (uncredited) Benson (uncredited) See fewer	Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
James J. Casino Hawley (uncredited) Hawley (uncredited) See fewer	They Live (1988)
Tristram Coffin Dr. Kendall (uncredited) Dr. Kendall (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Jack Daley Fight Doctor (uncredited) Fight Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	Down Texas Way (1942)
Estelle Etterre Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited) See fewer	Free Wheeling (1932)
Michael Ferro Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Rocket Men (1949)
Joan Gladding Betty Matthews (uncredited) Betty Matthews (uncredited) See fewer
Mike Lally Timekeeper (uncredited) Timekeeper (uncredited) See fewer	Coma (1978)
Teddy Mangean Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Shadow (1937)
Harold Miller Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited) See fewer	Leatherstocking (1924)
Billy Snyder Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Campus Sleuth (1948)
Charles Sullivan Crowley (uncredited) Crowley (uncredited) See fewer	The Invisible Monster (1950)

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