Duke Of Chicago.

A retired middleweight champion becomes involved with gamblers when he agrees to go back to prizefighting in order to obtain money for a firm that is facing bankruptcy.

Former boxing champion Jim Brody is lured back to the ring to face the current champion, Steve "Killer" Bronski. Brody's financial difficulties and failing private business have left him desperate for money. Helene ends her relationship with Brody via letter, but it is intercepted by an associate of Brody before it reaches him.

Credits

Cast
Audrey Long, Grant Withers

Copyright

Complete catalog record
DUKE OF CHICAGO. Republic Productions, Inc., c1949. 59 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on a novel by Lucian Cary. Summary: A retired middleweight champion becomes involved with gamblers when he agrees to go back to prizefighting in order to obtain money for a firm that is facing bankruptcy. Credits: Associate producer, Stephen Auer; director, George Blair; screenplay, Albert Demond; music, Stanley Wilson; film editor, Cliff Bell. Cast: Tom Brown, Audrey Long, Grant Withers, Paul Harvey, Skeets Gallagher. © Republic Pictures Corp.; 12Apr49; LP2242.